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  2. Buzludzha monument - Wikipedia

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    Construction of the monument began on 23 January 1974 under architect Georgi Stoilov, a former mayor of Sofia and co-founder of the Union of Architects in Bulgaria. [1] The peak was leveled into a stable foundation using TNT, reducing the mountain's height from 1,441 metres (4,728 feet) to 1,432 metres (4,698 feet). [1]

  3. Take a look inside an abandoned $35M Communist monument - AOL

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    The Buzludzha Monument was finished in 1981 -- but it was abandoned in 1989, the same year that the Bulgarian Communist regime fell. Take a look inside an abandoned $35M Communist monument Skip to ...

  4. Buzludzha - Wikipedia

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    Following a desire for a national monument at the peak to commemorate these events (proposed as early as 1898) the Buzludzha Monument was built from 1974 to 1981, by public subscription. [8] The site has several other monuments to its history: A statue of Hadzhi Dimitar, a relief of the 1891 Congress, and a monument to the partisans who fought ...

  5. File:Buzludzha & Torch Monument.jpg - Wikipedia

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    Camera manufacturer: HUAWEI: Camera model: HUAWEI Y300-0100: ISO speed rating: 0: Date and time of data generation: 15:17, 1 November 2015: Lens focal length: 4.6 mm ...

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  7. List of Brutalist structures - Wikipedia

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    Kambanite Monument (1979), Sofia; National Palace of Culture (1981), Sofia; Buzludzha Monument, Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria (1981) Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria, Shumen (1981) Large aviary, bear area and other structures at the Sofia Zoo (1982); Sports complex "Cherveno zname” (Red Flag) (1985)

  8. WWII Monuments Men weren't all men. The female members ... - AOL

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    The Allied armies’ Monuments, Fine Arts and Archives section included 27 women and about 320 men during and just after WWII. The Army recently revived the concept, with the first new class of ...

  9. Homo Sapiens (film) - Wikipedia

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    The film opens with a scene showing the Buzludzha monument. Earlier scenes show building interiors, such as offices, churches, hospitals, and cinemas. As the film progresses, more outdoor scenes appear and signs of human presence become less conspicuous. It closes with the Buzludzha monument again, seen from outside as it is engulfed by white ...