Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Completed: 1981 (demolished in 2017)

Architects:​ Alexander Barov, Vladimir Romenski, Atanas Agura (architects) and Valentin Starchev (sculptor)

Genre: Socialist monument, former Eastern Bloc

Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria in Sofia, Bulgaria | Socialist monument | former Eastern Bloc

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