In pictures: Yugoslavia's brutalist relic architecture

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In pictures: Yugoslavia's brutalist relic architecture

Architectural style, popular in the 1950s and 1960s, was based on crude, block-like forms

Published: October 30, 2019 16:26 Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Digital Content Producer

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2019-10-30T070045Z_2099609452_RC12174B9400_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — A crystal chandelier hangs beneath a nineteen meter dome weighing more than nine tonnes in Yugoslavia saloon inside the The Palata Srbija building, Belgrade, Serbia, July 1, 2019. The Palata Srbija building hosted former world leaders. "It is a shame to keep such a master piece away from the eyes of the public," said Sandra Tesla, curator of the building. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070057Z_1242808216_RC1DEF790B70_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — Clinical Hospital Dubrava stands in Zagreb, Croatia. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070113Z_170296608_RC1CC8B9A4E0_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — A security worker walks inside Hall 1 of the Belgrade Fair in Belgrade, Serbia. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070124Z_1020986333_RC14D961BC10_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — The Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija stands in Petrova Gora, Croatia. Examples of Yugoslav brutalism include the huge memorials commemorating the struggle against fascism, often placed in dramatic rural settings. Many of those pieces of art remain in disrepair, such as The Monument to the Uprising of the People of Kordun and Banija. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070134Z_555664733_RC1640DBD500_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — The Eastern City Gate apartment buildings complex stands in the Konjarnik neighbourhood in Belgrade, Serbi. Brutalism, an architectural style popular in the 1950s and 1960s, based on crude, block-like forms cast from concrete was popular throughout the eastern bloc. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070142Z_1289485180_RC1B8571EDB0_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — Karaburma Housing Tower, also known as the "Toblerone" building, stands in the Karaburma district in Belgrade, Serbia. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070146Z_553975392_RC1F14A71F60_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — Chairs line up inside the Yugoslavia Saloon, inside The Palata Srbija building in Belgrade, Serbia, July 1, 2019. The Palata Srbija building hosted former world leaders. Each of the former Yugoslav republics had its own salon with a central room called the hall of Yugoslavia. Furniture and carpets were custom made and some of the most prominent artists produced paintings and mosaics. "It is a shame to keep such a master piece away from the eyes of the public," said Sandra Tesla, curator of the building. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070152Z_1951098498_RC1B16BF3FA0_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — Windows face out of the building, known as the "TV building", on Block 28 neighbourhood in New Belgrade, Serbia. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070157Z_1595868173_RC17102D3870_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — The Museum of Contemporary Art stands in Belgrade, Serbia, July 22, 2019. After World War Two socialist Yugoslavia led by Josip Broz Tito set out to reconstruct a land destroyed by fighting. Residential blocks, hotels, civic centres and monuments all made of concrete shot up across the country. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070201Z_1485605220_RC194683FB40_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — A staircase stands within The Great Hall inside The Palata Srbija building in Belgrade, Serbia, July 1, 2019. The Palata Srbija building hosted former world leaders. Each of the former Yugoslav republics had its own salon with a central room called the hall of Yugoslavia. "It is a shame to keep such a master piece away from the eyes of the public," said Sandra Tesla, curator of the building. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070205Z_1874790034_RC194A5C46F0_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — A dated Volkswagen Golf car drives past Blok 61 in an apartment neighbourhood in New Belgrade, Serbia. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070208Z_1553139840_RC17ADEA1340_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — A formally used Yugoslav passenger aircraft sits in front of the Aeronautical Museum in Belgrade, Serbia. After World War Two socialist Yugoslavia led by Josip Broz Tito set out to reconstruct a land destroyed by fighting. Residential blocks, hotels, civic centres and monuments all made of concrete shot up across the country. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070215Z_258524565_RC1B3F44B870_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — Genex Tower, also known as The Western City gate, stands in Belgrade, Serbia, March 1, 2019. The building consists of two soaring pillars, connected by an aerial bridge. The tower is one of the most significant examples of brutalism, an architectural style popular in the 1950s and 1960s, based on crude, block-like forms cast from concrete. "Genex tower is among the most interesting sight. People see it on their way from the airport and it immediately draws their attention," said Vojin Muncin, manager of the Yugotour sightseeing agency which guides tourists around the Serbian capital. Image Credit: Reuters

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2019-10-30T070219Z_277993015_RC131EA37F30_RTRMADP_3_YUGOSLAVIA-ARCHITECTURE-(Read-Only) — A staircase is seen inside the Block 11, apartment neighbourhood in Belgrade, Serbia, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Marko Djurica A staircase leads through Block 11 in an apartment neighbourhood in New Belgrade, Serbia. After World War Two socialist Yugoslavia led by Josip Broz Tito set out to reconstruct a land destroyed by fighting. Residential blocks, hotels, civic centres and monuments all made of concrete shot up across the country. The architecture was supposed to show the power of a state between two worlds - Western democracy and the communist East, looking to forge its own path and create a socialist utopia. Image Credit: Reuters

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