The now abandoned and derelict Summer Theatre in Shumen, Bulgaria. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
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Three Generations Monument
Three Generations Monument in the small town of Perushtitsa, Bulgaria. Completed in 1976. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to Steelworkers
Monument to Steelworkers in the city of Hunedoara, Romania. Completed in 1974. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Belvedere
Hotel Belvedere in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Completed in the 1970s. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Palace of the Parliament
Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania. Constructed between 1984 and 1997. Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the September 1923 Uprising
Monument to the September 1923 Uprising in Maglizh, Bulgaria. Completed in 1979. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Municipality of Karlovo
Mosaic on the side of the Municipality building in Karlovo, Bulgaria. Formerly the House of Technics. Socialist-era artwork in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Shepherd
Monument to the Shepherd on the outskirts of Zimnitsa in central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Fraternal Barrow Memorial Complex
Fraternal Barrow Memorial Complex in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Completed in 1974. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Hotel Bulgaria
Hotel Bulgaria in the Black Sea city of Burgas, Bulgaria. Completed in 1976. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to Soviet Cosmonautics
Monument to Soviet Cosmonautics in the small town of Dryanovo in central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Former Communist Party House
Former Communist Party House, part of the Largo, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Stalinist Empire style, socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.