At the top of the building, on the pylon on which the national flag of Bulgaria flies today, from 1954 to October 4, 1990, an imposing red pentacle towered, an important symbol of communist ideology. First, back in the 1930s, a similar five-pointed star was erected on the Moscow Kremlin, which is why the symbol is often associated with the USSR.
Today, the original red Star can be seen in the Museum of Socialist Art.
Ornaments in the shape of corn cobs are present on the facades, due to Nikita Khrushchev’s campaign launched during the construction for the massive sowing of American corn hybrids.
In the summer of 1990, the BSP club was located in the building, and the surrounding square was the center of civil protests, including the City of Truth and Civil Disobedience Initiative tent camps. During the debates in the Great National Assembly, the issue of removing communist symbols was raised. A fire broke out in the Party House on the night of August 26, 1990, after a warning by Plamen Stanchev, a member of the “Civil Disobedience Initiative”, that he would set himself on fire if the five-pointed star, which is a symbol of a foreign country, was not removed from the pylon. Konstantin Trenchev also warns that if the pentacle is not removed, the building may be stormed. This actually happened, and at around 11:00 p.m., the building suddenly burst into flames, and property in 94 rooms was destroyed and looted during the onslaught of the crowd.
The building is located at “Knyaz Alexander I” square #1 in Sofia.
Ornaments in the shape of corn cobs are present on the facades, due to Nikita Khrushchev’s campaign launched during the construction for the massive sowing of American corn hybrids.