Palace of Culture and Sports in Varna, Bulgaria. Completed in 1968 by architect Svilen Enev. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
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Monument to Paìsiy Hilendà rski
Monument to Paìsiy Hilendà rski in Bansko, Bulgaria. Completed: 1976. Socialist monument to Saint Paisius of Hilendar in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Unification of Bulgaria in 1885
Monument to the Unification of Bulgaria in 1885 in Plovdiv. Completed in 1985. Socialist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the 1923 September Uprising
Monument to the 1923 September Uprising in Krân, Bulgaria. Completed in 1973. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
The Park-Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship
Park-Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship in Varna, Bulgaria. Often called the Russian Monument. Socialist memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Soviet Army
Monument to the Soviet Army in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed in 1954. Lead sculptor Ivan Funev. Socialist-era war memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
National Palace of Culture
National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria. Completed 1981. Modernist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Defenders of Stara Zagora Memorial Complex
Defenders of Stara Zagora Memorial Complex in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Also called Memorial ‘Samarsko Zname’, completed in 1977.
Municipality Hall
Municipality Hall in Ruse, Bulgaria. Completed 1983. Brutalist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc (Balkans).
Bells Monument
Bells Monument in Sofia, Bulgaria. Also known as the Banner of Peace. Completed in 1979; Socialist monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Buzludzha Monument
Buzludzha Monument near Shipka Pass in Bulgaria. Completed 1981 by architect Georgi Stoilov. Brutalist, Socialist architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State
Monument to the Founders of the Bulgarian State in Shumen, Bulgaria. Completed in 1981. Cubist-style, Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.