Sofia, Bulgaria
Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum
The Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum 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.
- City
- Sofia
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Category
- Historic
- Suggested visit
- About 90 minutes
More places in Sofia
- Boyana Church
- Saint Nedelya Cathedral, Sofia
- Ivan Vazov National Theatre
- Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
- Serdica
- National Historical Museum, Bulgaria
Background: Wikipedia