Swimming Complex “Red Banner” (also called “Red Flag”) in Sofia, Bulgaria is a vast sports centre that has been abandoned since 2012.
Balkans Blog Posts
Macedonian Post Tetovo
The Macedonian Post building in Tetovo, North Macedonia. Completed 1977. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Gas station Makpetrol
Gas station Makpetrol in Ohrid, North Macedonia. Completed in 1973. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Bulgaria itinerary – What to see in Bulgaria in 2 to 3weeks
Comprehensive Bulgaria itinerary for backpackers and independent travellers to Bulgaria. What to see in Bulgaria in a 2 to 3 week itinerary.
Monument to War and Peace
Spomenik: Monument to War and Peace in Celje, Slovenia. Completed in 1958. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Memorial Wall, Vraca Memorial Park
Spomenik: Memorial Wall, part of Vraca Memorial Park in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. Socialist-era memorial in the former Yugoslavia.
Hotel Dubrovnik
Hotel Dubrovnik in Zenica, a city in central Bosnia & Herzegovina. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Foča Youth Company
Spomenik: Monument to the Foča Youth Company in Foča, Bosnia & Herzegovina. 1960s socialist-era monument in the former Yugoslavia.
Monument to the Fatherland Front
Monument to the Fatherland Front on the southern slope of Buzludzha Peak, Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument “Dunavtsi”
Monument “Dunavtsi” in the small village of Dunavtsi, central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Socialist-era monuments and memorials near Buzludzha in Bulgaria
A guide to the socialist-era monuments and memorials near Buzludzha in Bulgaria. What to see in and around Shipka and Kazanlak.
Monument to the Road Brigade
Monument to the Road Brigade on Buzludzha Peak, in central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.