Shipka-Buzludzha National Park-museum, Monument complex in Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria
The Buzludzha Monument features concrete architecture with a circular main hall and a 70-meter tower decorated with red stars and socialist symbols.
Bulgarian soldiers and workers constructed this memorial between 1974 and 1981, using 70,000 tons of concrete and 35 kilometers of steel reinforcements.
The interior walls contained 500 square meters of mosaics depicting Bulgarian and Soviet political figures, with marble floors and copper ceiling decorations.
The monument stands at 1432 meters elevation, accessed through a 12-kilometer road from Gabrovo or 16 kilometers from Kazanlak via Shipka Pass.
The structure's concrete dome contains a circular conference room measuring 60 meters across, with natural light entering through 550 individual window panels.
GPS coordinates: 42.74833,25.32194
Latest update: March 3, 2025 10:29
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