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I visited Buzludzha, an abandoned Communist Party HQ

The main room in Buzludzha reeks of opulence left to rot
The main room in Buzludzha reeks of opulence left to rot
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The main room in Buzludzha reeks of opulence left to rotBuzludzha was used for Communist Party meetingsCyrillic script circles the hammer and sickle centrepieceBuzludzha sits among the Central Balkan MountainsBeelitz-Heilstätten sanatorium has been left unlocked since 2007The iconic Domino Sugar Factory now sits emptyThe sands of time have taken over at KolmanskopHurricane Katrina destroyed much of Six Flags theme parkThe great train graveyard near the Salar de Uyuni salt flats

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