For this week’s Saturday Statues, I take you to one of the most sympathetic European cities – Sofia, Bulgaria.
These photos were taken in winter, in a lovely park – Knyazheska Gardens.
I love this sculpture below, of playing children.
This here is the Monument to the Soviet Army. It was built in 1954 in Bulgaria. The pedestal is 37 meters high. The purpose of this statue is to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria by the Soviets. As you can imagine, the Bulgarians I know in Sofia did not like this statue very much and would like to have it removed. I can very well understand them, it is very controversial.
Unfortunately you cannot see the third figure in my photos. The man in the middle is a Soviet soldier and next to him is a Bulgarian man and a woman holding a baby. I hope if someone has a better picture of this, they will feature this statue on Saturday Statues!
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The Life and Travels of Mrs Suvi 
Great photos! Nice to see the monument in winter sow. I really do think that monuments are very interesting and the debate around them. The discussions around the old communist monuments are in particular something that have got stuck in my mind.
(https://wheninbulgaria.wordpress.com/2016/06/28/monument-to-the-soviet-army-in-sofia-bulgaria/ )
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Hi Sandra! Love reading more about these, thanks 😊👍
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The statues on the Monument to the Soviet Army have been frequently used in ways the sculptor and the Communist state who paid for it never anticipated (http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/monument-to-the-soviet-army).
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Oh yes, this is very interesting indeed, thank you for sharing! 😊
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I’ve just found your Saturday Statues! I would like to join in.
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Yay, I’m excited to see your entry 😀
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Excellent statue, love to go there, but scheduled is fix for next 2 year, but will go there soon.
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Thank you, hopefully you will have a chance in the near future. 🙂
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Thanks Suvi. I want to see Eastern Europe!
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Very good idea, there’s so much to discover there!
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Thanks Suvi. I want to see Eastern Europe!
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I’m glad that you found Sofia “sympathetic” – or did you mean simpatico? 😉 I haven’t been to Bulgaria yet, just to Romunia. My statues will have to wait till tomorrow, I think.
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Eccolo, did it and invited others to do the same. Love the statues and your challenge!
https://manjameximovie.wordpress.com/2016/06/26/suvis-saturday-statues-fanor-hernandez/
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I did mean sympathetic as in the same sense as what simpatico means. Sofia is like Pragues little sister. And the food is brilliant 😀
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I having my late-morning-Saturday-lazy -coffee right now and I see photos from my home town on your blog… now how cool is that 🙂 honestly, I have never seen the statue of the playing children, or I’ve never paid attention prolly (blush)… I need to go check it out… what a great post, Suvi!!
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Heheh, well I know you will get beautiful photos out of these if you go have a look 🙂 And the park must look lovely this time of year too! xx
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I really need to go take a walk there and check the statue out… it’s a shame I haven’t seen it as the office I work for is really close, maybe 5 minutes from there lol 🙂
I’ve noticed sometimes visitors to Sofia discover things I have never before noticed, which is so cool really 🙂
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It’s the same with Finland – hehe I find great tips for Helsinki on foreigners blogs 😉
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