Ivan Vazov Community Centre
Location: Sopot, Bulgaria
Completed: 1979
Architects: Matei Mateev (architect) and Dimitâr Kirov (artist)
Genre: Socialist artwork, mosaic, former Eastern Bloc
The mosaic artwork on the side of the building is entitled “Rose Valley”. Sopot is located in the western part of Bulgaria’s celebrated Rose Valley and has a centuries-old association with the cultivation of roses and the production of rose oil.
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