Ivan Vazov Community Centre

Location: Sopot, Bulgaria

Completed: 1979

Architects: Matei Mateev (architect) and Dimitâr Kirov (artist)

Genre: Socialist artwork, mosaic, former Eastern Bloc

The mosaic artwork on the side of the building is entitled “Rose Valley”. Sopot is located in the western part of Bulgaria’s celebrated Rose Valley and has a centuries-old association with the cultivation of roses and the production of rose oil.

Ivan Vazov Community Centre in Sopot, Bulgaria | Socialist artwork | former Eastern Bloc | Mosaic

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