I see they went for ugly. The building looks like a barcode.
Bulgaria now joins the list of countries that are less hostile to Christianity than the United States.
Romania.
I’m going to do it. I’m going to invite flamings. It’s been a while since I’ve been flamed on FR (I’ve moderated a lot).
I think the church is much uglier than the mid-rise (not a skyscraper just like an Ar is not a machine gun). The church is a bad 19th century attempt at Romanesque. What’s with those spindly columns in the pediment. They grow in height but fail to increase in width to remain proportional according to any of the classical orders. The architect clearly didn’t know what he was doing.
On the other hand, the mid-rise represents a fun critique of modernism while representing modernity. The bar code comparison is astute. But far from diminishing its aesthetic charm, that’s what gives it charm. It’s an intriguing interplay transparency and opacity, which also relates it to the cathedral in a way that enhances the cathedral’s value.
I believe this is about Romania, not Bulgaria.