by Mark | April 7, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to Borimechka Location: Klisura, Bulgaria Completed: 1976 Sculptor: Metodi Izmirliev Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc The monument is dedicated to Ivan Tankov, a hero of the April Uprising of 1876. He attempted to defend the town of Klisura with...
by Mark | April 7, 2020 | Architectonic
Ram Monument Location: Veselinovo, Bulgaria Completed: Year created not known Sculptor: Not know Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are dedicated to...
by Mark | April 5, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to Freedom Location: Stozher, Bulgaria Completed: Year created not known Architects: Nikola Antonov (architect) and Asen Popov (sculptor) Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an...
by Mark | April 5, 2020 | Architectonic
Cartoon Hotel Location: Razgrad, Bulgaria Constructed: 1973-1983 Architects: Savel Markov, Lyudmilla Belokanova and Georgi Dobrinovic Former name: Hotel-Restaurant Razgrad Genre: Brutalist, Socialist architecture, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did...
by Mark | April 5, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to the first Soviet tractor in Bulgaria Location: Veselinovo, Bulgaria Completed: Year created not known Designer: Not known Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc The model is a Stalinets S-65, an agricultural tractor manufactured in the Russian city...
by Mark | April 3, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to Sergei Korolev Location: Zhytomyr, Ukraine Completed: 1971 Architects: A.D. Korneev (architect) and O.P. Oliynyk (sculptor) Genre: Soviet monument, former USSR Sergei Korolev (1907-1966) was a Soviet Rocket engineer, who was born in Zhytomyr and was one of...