Restoration and reconstruction of the urban environment in Sofia during the years of the “people’s power Cover Image

Възстановяване и реконструкция на градската среда в София в годините на "народната власт"
Restoration and reconstruction of the urban environment in Sofia during the years of the “people’s power

Author(s): Irina Yakimova
Subject(s): History, Recent History (1900 till today), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989)
Published by: Регионален исторически музей – Плевен
Keywords: Sofia; Second World War; architecture; urban planning; state socialism.

Summary/Abstract: The article briefly presents the development of conceptual ideas concerning the reconstruction and renewal of the urban environment in the capital city of Sofia after the bomb damage of 1943 – 1944. The author proves that the Bulgarian architects and city planners of the time did indeed do much to preserve what could have been preserved, and managed to apply an innovative approach without betraying the imposing „people’s democratic“ urban ideology.

  • Issue Year: 2024
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 204-215
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Bulgarian
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