Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum
The Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum (Bulgarian: мавзолей на Георги Димитров) was a ceremonial tomb on Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square in Sofia, Bulgaria. It was built in 1949 to house the embalmed body of Georgi Dimitrov, the first leader of Communist Bulgaria. After his death in 1950, the second communist leader of Bulgaria, Vasil Kolarov, was buried in the second niche of the east wall of the mausoleum. In 1999, following a heated public debate, it was destroyed by Ivan Kostov's UDF government.
Мавзолей на Георги Димитров | |
The Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum in 1968 | |
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| Location | Sofia, Bulgaria |
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| Type | Memorial |
| Material | Stone |
| Beginning date | 2 July 1949 |
| Completion date | 10 July 1949 |
| Dedicated to | Georgi Dimitrov |
| Dismantled date | 21–27 August 1999 |
| Architectural style | Socialist realism |
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