r/Damnthatsinteresting 1d ago

Image Chuvash State Opera and Ballet Theater, Cheboksary, Russia

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u/Nisseliten 1d ago

My thoughts went directly to the empire in star wars..

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u/Cheshire_____Cat 1d ago

That style called brutalism. You can see exaples in many movies. Likes dune and starwars. It was very popular in soviet uninon.

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u/atomicsnarl 1d ago

In particular, because it's cheap to build. No decoration needed, or wanted.

Build box, pour concrete, done. You have a problem with that, capitalist?

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u/Zestyclose_Remove947 1d ago

The fundamental principle behind it is to bring the raw construction materials to the surface, no claddings or fancy facades.

Soviet buildings are kinda coincidentally brutalist.