Communist Architecture in Bulgaria

Discover 10 communist architecture in Bulgaria.

Pantheon of National Revival Heroes

A Soviet-style monument, built after transferring the remains of heroes from their graves.

Gurgulyat, Bulgaria

Mother Bulgaria Pantheon

While it would not look out of place among Serbian spomeniks, this massive Bulgarian monument commemorates one of their defeats.

Bankya, Bulgaria

Bankya Residence

Now a ruin, this grand resort was coveted by a communist autocrat and an eccentric Japanese golfer.

Permanently Closed

Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

Interhotel Veliko Tarnovo

A decaying, yet still functioning, work of communist architecture.

Stomoplo, Bulgaria

Perla 2

Not far from a popular beach, an unfinished, abandoned mansion for Bulgaria's last communist dictator.

Birds-eye view of the complex.

Primorsko, Bulgaria

Arkutino School for Gifted Children

An unfinished complex built for children from around the world sits abandoned on the Black Sea coastline.

The Largo Party House.

Sofia, Bulgaria

The Largo

Sofia's legislative center is continuously reinventing itself.

The National Palace of Culture in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Sofia, Bulgaria

National Palace of Culture

A vast Communist-era exhibition space in the Bulgarian capital.

Monument of Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship

Varna, Bulgaria

Monument of the Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship

This once-grandiose behemoth of a monument from the socialist era now sits quiet and closed up.

A communist overlord menaces the city below.

Shumen, Bulgaria

Bulgarian State Monument

This massive concrete sculpture is said to be the heaviest communist monument on Earth.

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