Guide to Brutalist Architecture in Podgorica, Montenegro

Podgorica, the capital city, is not one of the top places to visit in Montenegro. Unlike other places in the country, there’s no charming old town, historical landmarks, or beautiful landscape there. But fans of architecture, especially from the second half of the 20th century, should have the city on their radar, as you can find some really great brutalism in Podgorica.

Since Podgorica was badly destroyed in World War 2, the post-war reconstruction was made mostly in the typical style for this time and following years – brutalism or socialist modernism. While everyone raves about concrete masterpieces in other Balkan capitals, mainly Belgrade and Skopje, there are some really good examples of brutalist architecture in Podgorica, too.

I spent a large part of my two trips to Montenegro’s capital looking for as many examples of Podgorica’s brutalist architecture as possible. And I must admit that I was really pleased with my finds. Even though I couldn’t find more info on some of the buildings, I was still impressed by their concrete design and funky look.

To save you the research, I put together this guide to Podgorica brutalism, so you can see some of these great buildings during your trip to Montenegro. At the end of this article, I included a map showing the locations of all the places mentioned. If you are looking for more “regular” attractions in this city, check out my article about things to do in Podgorica.

Podgorica brutalism

Below, you will find the best works of brutalist architecture in Podgorica (with their locations), in no particular order.

Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

Built in 1969
Address: Franca Prešerna, Podgorica

Clinical Center of Montenegro

Address: bb Ljubljanska, Podgorica

Radio and Television of Montenegro

Built in early 1980s
Address: 19 Bulevar Revolucije, Podgorica

University of Montenegro Faculty of Engineering

Built in 1980
Address: University of Montenegro – Tehnical faculties, Podgorica

Student Dormitories

Built in 1974-1978
Address: L2 Studentska, Podgorica

Blok 5

Built in early 1980s
Address: Vijenac Kosovskih Junaka, Podgorica

Hotel Podgorica

Built in 1967
Address: br.1 Ulica Svetlane Kane Radević, Podgorica

Former Building of the Montenegro Communist Party

Built in 1966
Address: Bulevar Jovana Tomaševića, Podgorica

Morača Sports Centre

Built in 1980
Address: bb Ivana Milutinovića, Podgorica

Shopping Center at Independence Square

Address: 47 Trg Republike, Podgorica

‘The Canaries’ Apartment Towers

Built in 1964
Address: Novaka Miloševa, Podgorica

Office building

Address: 585 Novaka Miloševa, Podgorica

Random blocks of flats

Address: 6 Bratstva i Jedinstva, Podgorica and 98 Oktobarske Revolucije, Podgorica

Customs Administration Building

Address: 128 Oktobarske Revolucije, Podgorica

Bus station

Built in 1968
Address: Autobuska stanica Podgorica, 1 Trg Golootočkih Žrtava, Podgorica

Barutana memorial

This place is just outside of Podgorica, next to the road leading to Cetinje. I only saw it a few times from the passing bus but it looked interesting enough to include it here. You can find more info about Barutana memorial here.

Maps of brutalist architecture in Podgorica

I created a map with all the places mentioned above. You can access it here or by clicking on the picture below.

More brutalist architecture guides

Podgorica is not the only place where I found amazing brutalist buildings. I published more guides dedicated to this architecture style, you can find them below:

• Guide to Belgrade brutalist architecture
• Guide to Skopje Brutalist Architecture
• Guide to Bratislava Brutalist Architecture
• Guide to Soviet Architecture in Vilnius, Lithuania
• 55 Examples of Amazing Tbilisi Soviet Architecture
• Guide to Yerevan Soviet architecture

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