Weathered saucer-shaped Buzludzha monument on a grassy hill, with part of its tower visible behind the circular roof.

Buzludzha: Concrete and Mountain Horizons

Twelve photographs around Buzludzha in Bulgaria, from weathered concrete and deep shade to open meadows and mountain horizons. August 2022.

A curved concrete roof against open sky. Deep shade beneath it, broken window openings, lettering and graffiti. These photographs move around Buzludzha, then turn outward to the meadows and hills surrounding the monument.

Weathered saucer-shaped Buzludzha monument on a grassy hill, with part of its tower visible behind the circular roof.
Buzludzha's circular concrete monument, tall tower and broad steps, with a small walking figure showing the scale.

Buzludzha, Bulgaria. 5 August 2022.

Angular concrete tower of Buzludzha viewed from below, framed by a curved roof edge against a blue sky.
Curved concrete facade and broken window openings of the Buzludzha monument beneath a pale sky.
Sunlight flares over Buzludzha's weathered curved concrete rim and damaged windows.

Curves, angles and the weathered surface.

Shaded underside of Buzludzha's curved roof and a graffiti-covered pillar framing distant hills.
Man in a white shirt and black shorts holding a camera and looking up beneath Buzludzha's graffiti-covered concrete structure.
Lettering on a Buzludzha wall beneath a dark concrete overhang, with bright clouds visible to one side.

Under the overhang.

View down Buzludzha's entrance steps across a broad plaza with three visitors, distant hills and wind turbines beneath clouds.
Forested green hills beyond a rolling golden meadow beneath clouds near Buzludzha in Bulgaria.
White adventure motorcycle parked on paving in front of the Buzludzha monument in Bulgaria.
Man in a white T-shirt seated on grass overlooking distant mountains, with soft blurred wildflowers in the foreground near Buzludzha.

The view opens out again.

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