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Sunset over the City of Sevlievo, Bulgaria

This photo overlays the decaying Soviet-style block-of-flats architecture that characterizes so many Bulgarian cities, against the backdrop of a magnificent spring sunset. It is, in a way, exemplary of the paradox of Bulgaria - the remains of the difficult past, pasted upon some of the most beautiful nature one can feast one's eyes upon.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 05.2014
Date Uploaded: 11.2015
Photo Location: Sevlievo, Bulgaria
Camera: X-E1
Copyright: © Manol Manolov