Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum

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mausoleum monument tomb

The Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum was a monumental tomb and former socialist-era landmark in central Sofia, Bulgaria, built to house the embalmed body of communist leader Georgi Dimitrov.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Georgi Dimitrov (symbolic grave)	1
Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum canonical	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mausoleum ⓘ monument ⓘ tomb ⓘ
architecturalStyle	Stalinist architecture ⓘ socialist realism ⓘ
bodyRemovedDate	1990 ⓘ
bodyRemovedTo	Central Sofia Cemetery ⓘ
category	Buildings and structures in Sofia ⓘ Demolished buildings and structures in Bulgaria ⓘ Mausoleums in Bulgaria ⓘ Monuments and memorials to Georgi Dimitrov ⓘ
completionDate	1949-07-10 ⓘ
constructionStartDate	1949-07-04 ⓘ
country	Bulgaria ⓘ
demolished	true ⓘ
demolitionAttempts	multiple ⓘ
demolitionDate	1999 ⓘ
demolitionMethod	controlled explosions ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
hasBasement	true ⓘ
hasFunction	memorial ⓘ state mausoleum ⓘ
hasViewingPlatform	true ⓘ
height	about 23 metres ⓘ
heritage	socialist-era landmark ⓘ
inaugurationDate	1949-07-10 ⓘ
locatedIn	Bulgaria ⓘ Sofia ⓘ
locatedInArea	Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square ⓘ Sofia ⓘ surface form: central Sofia
materialUsed	reinforced concrete ⓘ stone cladding ⓘ
namedAfter	Georgi Dimitrov ⓘ
nearby	National Art Gallery ⓘ surface form: National Art Gallery (former royal palace) National Assembly of Bulgaria ⓘ Yellow Paving Stones of Sofia center ⓘ surface form: Yellow Pavement area of Sofia
occupant	Georgi Dimitrov ⓘ
owner	Bulgarian state ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ surface form: People's Republic of Bulgaria
politicalContext	Bulgarian communist regime ⓘ Eastern Bloc ⓘ
significance	key site of socialist cult of personality ⓘ symbol of Bulgarian communism ⓘ
usedBy	Bulgarian Communist Party ⓘ surface form: Bulgarian Communist Party leadership state honor guards ⓘ
usedFor	lying in state of Georgi Dimitrov ⓘ official ceremonies ⓘ party rituals ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgi Dimitrov → burialPlace → Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum ⓘ

Central Sofia Cemetery → hasGraveOf → Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum ⓘ

this entity surface form: Georgi Dimitrov (symbolic grave)