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Meanwhile… in Bulgaria
.. Over the years I’ve visited my fair share of abandoned buildings. They’ve always held a very strong attraction for me. Somehow, their silent decaying facades offer the perfect blank canvas for an introverted imagination
Our first view of Buzludzha in the snow storm
I first heard about the Buzludzha monument (pronounced Buz’ol’ja) last summer when I was attending a photo festival in Bulgaria. Alongside me judging a photography competition was Alexander Ivanov, a B
… The monument during its glory days
The decor was a sumptuous mixture of marble and glass including a magnificent main hall containing 500sq metres of mosaic fresco depicting Bulgarian and Soviet communist themes.
The impressive former main auditorium
Mosaic frescoes around the gallery area
In 1989, Bulgaria’s bloodless revolution ended with the disbandment of the Bulgarian Communist Party. Ownership of the monument was ceded to the state and consequently it was left to ruin.
Today, this
A terrible snow storm surrounded the monument for the first 4 days we spent on the mountain. During our daily visits to the site, I did not once get to see this fantastic structure from a distance. Striding towards it through deep powder, it would only e
As the weather started to clear up, the monument began to reveal itself
It was always my plan to try and fly a microlight over the Balkan mountains to try and get a shot of Buzludzha from the air. Unfortunately, after waiting all week for the stor
Above the clouds at -25°C
On the first attempt, we were forced to ascend to 1500ft to avoid the cloud cover over the mountains. (Flying through clouds in a microlight is not a good idea). We were up in the air for a good hour but came back with no
Making our approach to the ridge under cloud level
The monument’s impressive dome was originally covered with thirty tones of copper.
… and the two 12m tall stars either side of the top of its 70m tower were adorned with ruby coloured glass. Fabricated in Russia, these stars were three times larger than their counterparts at the Kremlin.
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All week, thus far this mou
When the cloud finally cleared, the view was spectacular
By sunset I was back on the ground and for the first time since we arrived I got to appreciate the full magnificence of Mount Buzludzha. This is a site of deep historical importance for Bulg
Either side of the entrance are Socialist slogans written in large concrete Cyrillic letters
Above the entrance the words ‘Forget your past’ have been daubed in red paint.
Once inside, the deep snow took a bit of navigating…
Looking up one of the staircases into the main auditorium..
Many of the original mosaics remain intact…
… others have disappeared with the souvenir hunters
The old gallery area still maintains its phenomenal views of the Balkan mountain range
… such a magnificent spot for this beautiful building…
Buzludzha…
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In September 2011, the Bulgarian cabinet transferred ownership of the monument to the Bulgarian Socialist party.
Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov de
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