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Red Urbex (2/8)Bulgaria: Communism's UFO

8 min

Available until 24/05/2025

This masterpiece of brutalist architecture was built in 1981 in the middle of the Bulgarian mountains under the leadership of Todor Jivkov. It was a near-sacred place during the era of Bulgarian communism, but now it's fallen into near-ruin. 

Director

Anne-Lise Carlo

Country

France

Year

2019

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