Nation’s Heroes Memorial in Bucharest, Romania. Completed in 1963. Socialist-era memorial in the former Eastern Bloc.
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Fashion House
Fashion House (Casa de Modă) in Cluj Napoca, Romania. Completed in 1968. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Former Cinema Central
Former Cinema Central in Brăila, Romania. Completed in the 1980s. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Bloc 43
Bloc 43 apartment building in the Transylvanian city of Deva, Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
“Helmsman”
“Helmsman” (“Timonier”) in Constanţa, Romania by sculptor Ada Geo Medrea. Socialist-era sculpture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Customs House
Customs House in Tulcea, a city on the Danube in Romania. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument to the Fatherland Front
Monument to the Fatherland Front on the southern slope of Buzludzha Peak, Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument “Thracian Woman”
Monument “Thracian Woman” in Kazanlak, Bulgaria by sculptor Doko Dokov. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Monument “Dunavtsi”
Monument “Dunavtsi” in the small village of Dunavtsi, central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Socialist-era monuments and memorials near Buzludzha in Bulgaria
A guide to the socialist-era monuments and memorials near Buzludzha in Bulgaria. What to see in and around Shipka and Kazanlak.
Monument to the Road Brigade
Monument to the Road Brigade on Buzludzha Peak, in central Bulgaria. Socialist-era monument in the former Eastern Bloc.
Grand Hotel
Grand Hotel in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. Completed in 1982. Modernist, Socialist-era architecture in the former Eastern Bloc.
