![]() The nearby Hostel Mostel has several vinyl records that were rescued from the social hall. This relic on the outskirts of Veliko Tarnovo is a fascinating time capsule of Communist Bulgaria, with modernity seeping in through its cracks. The stairwell closest to the street requires significantly more bravery to traverse than the burned out one at the rear, which is safer and has lovely, peeling teal paint. The basement is dark and crowded with crumbling concrete, and is accessible from at least two stairwells. Many of the rooms connected to the main hall are filled with well-executed art pieces. This is the social hall, its floor strewn in glass shards, dead leaves, unmatched shoes, pages of technical documents shaken loose from binders, reels of 8mm film, endless flakes of paint, and other urban detritus. These are both modern pieces, but between them, is something special: a 20-meter (65 foot) Communist-era mural featuring drab but doughty workers, an assortment of gorgeous hats, a villain with a monocle, and a terribly grim horse. Go inside, look to your right and you’ll see a demented white tiger in a military cap cackling to itself at the end of the hall. One of the most striking pieces is visible even before you arrive inside the main hall: a colorful mural of a farmer who labors in his straw hat as the sun sets behind him. Inside a large building, glimpses of art are visible through broken and missing windows-this is the factory’s social hall. The river flows below worn metal treads of a suspension bridge, which leads to an unnamed lane lined with decaying buildings. The factory lies across the Yantra River from the main fortress gate in Veliko Tarnovo. It leads to the caves, which can be reached from the main room without any hacking.In the shadows of the towering Tsarevets Fortress, which guards the ancient town of Veliko Tarnovo beside the Yantra River, you can find layers of history in this abandoned factory complex, which was once a textile manufacturer.
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