by Mark | January 10, 2021 | Architecture, England
In search of brutalist and post-war modernist architecture in London Like many long-term and avid travellers, we have more or less been grounded in our home country of England for the past ten months. Of course, there are numerous frustrations attached to this. We...
by Mark | November 28, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to the Fatherland Front Location: Buzludzha, Bulgaria Completed: 1988 Architects: Stoyu Todorov (sculptor) and Georgi Stoilov (lead architect) Alternative name: ‘The Three Revolutionary Generations’ Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc OF/ОФ is an...
by Mark | November 28, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument “Thracian Woman” Location: Kazanlak, Bulgaria Completed: Late 1980s Sculptor: Doko Dokov Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc Kazanlak’s association with the ancient Greeks became the focus of attention when a 4th century-BCE tomb of a...
by Mark | November 28, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument “Dunavtsi” Location: Dunavtsi, Bulgaria Completed: Year created not known Sculptor: Not known Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc VIEW ALL ARCHITECTONIC POSTS Did you know?… We also have an Instagram account and Facebook page that are...
by Mark | November 18, 2020 | Bulgaria
A comprehensive guide to sights in and around Shipka and Kazanlak aside from the Buzludzha monument Buzludzha, the huge monument completed in 1981 at the behest of the Bulgarian communist government as a meeting hall and to commemorate the first united meeting of the...
by Mark | November 14, 2020 | Architectonic
Monument to the Road Brigade Location: Buzludzha, Bulgaria Completed: Year created not known Sculptor: Todor Todorov Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc The monument is in recognition of the Regional Youth Brigade Georgi Dimitrov, the organisation assigned...
