bulgaria

In a small Bulgarian village of about 1,000 inhabitants, the Bulgarian railway administration stored a large number of steam locomotives. They served as a "strategic reserve" and were intended for use in the event of war, should other trains or the power grid be destroyed. The worst-case...

The Buzludzha Monument (official house monument of the BKP) is a 70 m high monument of the Bulgarian Communist Party and the greatest of its art in Bulgarian. Mount Hadji Dimitar is colloquially called Buzludzha, as it was officially called until 1942. The name is written and therefore the...

We were driving along the main road of a small Bulgarian town when we saw a building on the right that looked abandoned. We turned around and took the side street. Since there were a lot of people on the street we had to wait a bit. The small fence was quickly overcome and we went through the...

In a small Bulgarian mountain village with almost 180 inhabitants, we happened to discover the small school on the side of the road. Of course we stopped and found the main entrance open.

This former vocational school is located in a small Bulgarian town and was named after Saint Dimitrov. Unfortunately, not much is known about the location. Since there are still lathes here, locksmiths were probably trained here. Unfortunately only the basement and the attic were accessible...

The "Red Banner" swimming complex (also called "Red Flag") is located southeast of the center and is a huge sports center that has been abandoned since 2012. "Red Banner" was built for the 17th European Swimming Championships in 1985 and was the largest and most modern swimming facility in the...

Background Info: Zemlyane power station is a gas-fired cogeneration plant, located in the "Lagera" district of Sofia, and is owned by the largest and oldest district heating network in the country "Toplofikatsiya Sofia". Constructed in 1972, Zemlyane has a heat energy capacity of 580MW. The site...

It's been a while since I last posted on the forum, but after a recent trip to Bulgaria, I thought this one would be worth a write-up, hope yous enjoy... Background Info: "The Sky Fort" located on the outskirts of Sofia, is currently the tallest building in Bulgaria, standing at a height of...

Exploring abandoned mechanical engineering school in very good condition.

This is one of the most attractive rooftop in my hometown Gabrovo. Try new extreme stunt - walking on the edge and juggling. Concentration and confidence in yourself, without the right to mistake.

My friend Kiril make handstand at the top of 100m high abandoned chimney. Concentration, strength and courage!

Before 3 years when we start to climb, this chimney look like us impossible. And now after 3 years we can say from the top: It was difficult, but who know how, can make it always. In first try we was spotted by workers and talk whit them. We told him, we are photographers and they say us to...

Hi guys, Just sharing some snaps from an urbex jaunt around Sofia, Bulgaria. Unfortunately I've got to make do with an old phone for photos, no professional camera bits! ~So far as I can tell, the site was used to repair and maintain both cargo and passenger trains up until the end of the...

Mineral Springs Bath House The construction of the Mineral Springs Bath House began in 1907. This was in order to bring in more tourism and wealth into the area. The town it was built in was an excellent location to host a bath house, as it was well known for it's rich mineral water...

Bulgarian Black Sea coast and especially Dobrich area was military important during the Soviet Era, mostly due to a close sea distance from Turkey. Numerous military bases, including two airports and a missiles base were built during 50 years of communism in a Dobrich region. Including Military...