Former Swimming Pool

Location: Lovech, Bulgaria

Completed: Early 1980s

Artist: Teofan Sokerov

Genre: Socialist artwork, former Eastern Bloc

Completely abandoned, the decline of the swimming pool is likely connected to the economic turmoil that accompanied the fall of communism in Bulgaria from 1989 onwards. More information about the former swimming pool.

Former Swimming Pool in Lovech, Bulgaria | Socialist artwork | former Eastern Bloc

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