free hit counter
Bulgaria - Bulgaria March 2015 : Buzludzha | Oblivion State Urban Exploration

Post a thread

Post a thread in one of the forums

Browse the forums

Browse threads and contribute to reports

Contact Staff

Contact the team

Bulgaria Bulgaria March 2015 : Buzludzha

TheBaronof Scotland

Full Member
OS Member
Joined
Feb 21, 2013
Messages
811
Reaction score
45
Points
48
Havent posted for what seems an eternity !

So this was a trip to Bulgaria that 7 of us went on in March.

Wont go into the history as its out there

Small copy and paste from wiki

Buzludzha is a historical peak in the Central Balkan Mountains, Bulgaria and is 1441 metres high (4728 ft). In 1868 it was the place of the final battle between Bulgarian rebels led by Hadji Dimitar and Stefan Karadzha and the Ottoman Empire.

The Buzludzha Monument on the peak was built by the Bulgarian communist regime to commemorate the events in 1891 when the socialists led by Dimitar Blagoev assembled secretly in the area to form an organised socialist movement with the founding of the Bulgarian Social Democratic Party, a fore-runner of the Bulgarian Communist Party. The Monument was opened in 1981.No longer maintained by the Bulgarian government, it has fallen into disuse.

The monument was built at a cost of 14 186 000 leva.

Buzludzha can be reached by two side roads from the Shipka Pass either a 16 km (10 mi) road from Kazanlak or a 12 km (7 mi) road coming north from Gabrovo.

Now the monument is abandoned and vandalised. As the roof of the building is heavily damaged, the main entrance of the building has been closed for the public. (cough cough)

So as said 7 of us went, 2 traveled from Glasgow (got knows why Nikon came up here to fly down to Stansted lol) met another 4 in Stansted then our final party member met us in Plovdiv after travelling from Belgium.

So many laughs had on this trip, ranging from 1 party member going missing at night, after getting bladdered and trying 4x4`s in the pitch black, to absolute nonsense conversations after too much cheap booze.

For me it was what a trip is all about, fun fun fun and seeing and shooting a pretty cool place.

We spent 3 days/2 nights at the base of the monument, personally only went up twice, but I know others done it many times at all times of the day and night.

Anyways, mixed bag, in the order they were shot

Image00001_zpsmpmzqjzw.jpg


Image00002_zpsxjmozcoe.jpg


Image00003_zpsktjzrnhg.jpg


Image00004_zpsqjtnka1f.jpg


Image00005_zpskjxdvt8m.jpg


Image00006_zps5zcblky3.jpg


Image00007_zpsqzmngirp.jpg


Image00008_zpsont1uwuw.jpg


Image00009_zpsitzdrzqc.jpg


Image00010_zpsbrzvxzwe.jpg


Image00011_zpsletoqcgg.jpg


Image00012_zpsieiaedhr.jpg


Image00013_zpsv2imflsw.jpg


Image00014_zpsnzwe9igp.jpg


Image00015_zpsaczbdbrq.jpg


Image00016_zpspk1ovcvx.jpg


Image00017_zps0hoyraqt.jpg


Image00018_zpsmu9foayy.jpg


Image00019_zpslny8ncao.jpg


Image00020_zpssklfru8t.jpg


Image00021_zpsx9mpi2ca.jpg


Image00022_zpswxbqlstz.jpg


Image00023_zpst0anlj4f.jpg


Not happy up here !!! 200ft pitch black climb then 100ft on see-thru ladders, anyone who knows me knows I dont do heights !!

Pretty chuffed I got to the top tbh, but bob hope I was going out on the ledge !!

Image00024_zpszqzimjrv.jpg


Image00025_zpsxlipclid.jpg


Image00050_zpsv1ej8hsa.jpg


Image00051_zpspozv2bdq.jpg


Image00052_zpsndylpbh2.jpg


cheers

The Baron
 
Last edited by a moderator:

Lara

Full Member
OS Member
Joined
Jan 23, 2013
Messages
2,157
Reaction score
43
Points
48
Superb Mr Baron, very nice indeedy

:comp

 

hamtagger

OS Full member
OS Full member
Joined
Jan 30, 2014
Messages
3,517
Reaction score
1,062
Points
113
Location
Lincoln
That's awesome mate, really cool to see this place in the snow :)

 

Urbexbandoned

Full Member
OS Full member
Joined
Aug 25, 2014
Messages
2,218
Reaction score
855
Points
113
Location
Lincoln
Nice to see a few more pics, you conquered the height thing too (y)

 

skeleton key

Full Member
OS Member
Joined
Jun 26, 2011
Messages
4,213
Reaction score
31
Points
48
That really is a stunning set there Baron,that snow and ice really adds to the place and the shots.

Lovely mate (y)

 

Gambit

Oblivion State Member
OS Member
Joined
Mar 30, 2015
Messages
4
Reaction score
0
Points
1
Mate great report. Don't blame you for not going out on the ledge with all that ice about. When I went, although I did go on the ledge, it was a glorious sunny day. To be honest, I didn't actually see the view in my image, just dangled the camera over the edge and clicked.

I can only imagine how cold it must have been there when you went. It was pretty chilly when I was there and the wind picked up along with the low cloud.

Looks great with the ice though, especially that shot looking up at the Hammer and Sickle. Mosaics look good too :)

 

The_Raw

Administrator
Staff member
Admin
Joined
Dec 16, 2013
Messages
3,931
Reaction score
2,183
Points
113
Wow, some brilliant shots of the place there, you should get a couple of those up on your wall mate (next to the bangers) :D

 
Top