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Soviet Urban Forms

Steles, road signs, pylons, fountains, kiosks, and playground constructions operating as micro-architecture within the planned city.

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Park Kiosks - Rybnitsa

Park Kiosks - Rybnitsa

Rybnitsa, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·Post-Independence
Pobeda Park - Tiraspol

Pobeda Park - Tiraspol

A.V. Shchusev

Tiraspol, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·1947
Waterfall Stairway (Cascade) - Chisinau

Waterfall Stairway (Cascade) - Chisinau

Robert Kurtz; Svetlana Stalinskaya

Chișinău, Moldova·1954
Road Sign - Anenii Noi

Road Sign - Anenii Noi

Cimișeni, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign and Statue - Sarcova

Road Sign and Statue - Sarcova

Piscărești, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign and Bas Relief - Gura Bicului

Road Sign and Bas Relief - Gura Bicului

Gura Bîcului, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Valea Morilor Park

Valea Morilor Park

Robert Kurtz; David Palatnik

Chișinău, Moldova·1954
Road Sign and Sculpture (agricultural worker?) - Tibuleuc

Road Sign and Sculpture (agricultural worker?) - Tibuleuc

Tibuleuca, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign and Statue and Bas Relief - Samurza

Road Sign and Statue and Bas Relief - Samurza

Cazaclia, Gagauzia, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign and Statue - Yanestrovskiy

Road Sign and Statue - Yanestrovskiy

Tibuleuca, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign "We are proud of Nisporeni" - Nisporeni

Road Sign "We are proud of Nisporeni" - Nisporeni

Vărzărești, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign - Tiraspol

Road Sign - Tiraspol

Tiraspol City Council, Pridnestrovie, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign - Alexanderfeld

Road Sign - Alexanderfeld

Vladimirovca, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign - Falesti

Road Sign - Falesti

Fălești, Moldova·Socialist Modernist
Road Sign - Vinogradovca

Road Sign - Vinogradovca

Chirilovca, Gagauzia, Moldova·Socialist Modernist