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Madara Horseman, Basarabovski Monastery Unveiled in Scale Models Museum Park in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo

Madara Horseman, Basarabovski Monastery Unveiled in Scale Models Museum Park in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo

July 30, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Cultural Tourism, Exhibitions

The “Tarnovgrad – the Spirit of Millennial Bulgaria” Museum Park in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422), has unveiled two new models of Bulgarian landmarks: the Madara Horseman and…

Scale Models Park in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Presents 5 More Bulgarian Landmarks

Scale Models Park in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Presents 5 More Bulgarian Landmarks

July 1, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Cultural Tourism, Exhibitions

The “Tarnovgrad – the Spirit of Millennial Bulgaria” Museum Park in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422), has unveiled five new models of Bulgarian landmarks.

Scale Models Museum Park in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Gets 5,000 Visitors in Night of Museums

Scale Models Museum Park in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Gets 5,000 Visitors in Night of Museums

May 20, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Cultural Tourism, Exhibitions

The “Tarnovgrad – the Spirit of Millennial Bulgaria” Museum Park in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422), which features a total of 52 scale models of Bulgarian archaeological, historical,…

Scale Models Museum Park in Bulgaria's Veliko Tarnovo Welcomes 10,000th Visitor

Scale Models Museum Park in Bulgaria’s Veliko Tarnovo Welcomes 10,000th Visitor

April 20, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Cultural Tourism, Exhibitions

The “Tarnovgrad – the Spirit of Millennial Bulgaria” Museum Park in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria, the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422), which features a total of 52 scale models of Bulgarian archaeological, historical,…

Museum Park in Veliko Tarnovo Unveils 9 More Scale Models of Bulgaria’s Cultural Landmarks

Museum Park in Veliko Tarnovo Unveils 9 More Scale Models of Bulgaria’s Cultural Landmarks

March 31, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Cultural Tourism, Exhibitions

The “Tarnovgrad – the Spirit of Millennial Bulgaria” Museum Park in the city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria, which was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422), now features a total of 52 scale models of Bulgarian…

New Exhibition Showcases Bulgaria’s 15th-19th Century Religious Culture and Folklore Art at National Museum of History in Sofia

New Exhibition Showcases Bulgaria’s 15th-19th Century Religious Culture and Folklore Art at National Museum of History in Sofia

February 6, 2018 · by Ivan Dikov · in Christianity, Middle Ages, Modern Era, Other History, Ottoman Empire

Bulgaria’s National Museum of History in Sofia is opening a new exhibition which is to showcase “The Sacred Space of Religious Culture and Folklore Art in the Bulgarian Lands, 15th-19th century.”

Veliko Tarnovo Unveils Museum Park of Scale Models of Bulgaria’s Top Archaeological, Historical, and Cultural Landmarks

Veliko Tarnovo Unveils Museum Park of Scale Models of Bulgaria’s Top Archaeological, Historical, and Cultural Landmarks

September 30, 2017 · by Ivan Dikov · in Cultural Tourism, Exhibitions

The city of Veliko Tarnovo in Central North Bulgaria, which was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1396/1422), has unveiled a new cultural tourism site – a museum park of miniature, or scale models of a number of Bulgaria’s…

Replica of Crown of Medieval Bulgarian Empresses Unveiled by National Museum of History

Replica of Crown of Medieval Bulgarian Empresses Unveiled by National Museum of History

June 28, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages

Bulgaria’s National Museum of History in Sofia has unveiled a full-fledged replica of the gold crown worn by Tsaritsa’s (Empresses) of the medieval Bulgarian Empire in the High and Late Middle Ages.

Unknown Self-Portrait of Most Famous Bulgarian Icon, Mural Painter Discovered on Hidden Church Fresco in Bulgaria’s Ledenik

Unknown Self-Portrait of Most Famous Bulgarian Icon, Mural Painter Discovered on Hidden Church Fresco in Bulgaria’s Ledenik

April 7, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Christianity, Middle Ages, Modern Era, Other History, Ottoman Empire

A previously unknown self-portrait of Zahari (Zahariy) Zograf (1810-1853), the most famous icon painter from Bulgaria’s National Revival Period (18th-19th century) has been found on a fresco in a church in the town of Ledenik, Veliko Tarnovo District.

Medieval Reliquary Discovered at Christian Monastery Looted by Treasure Hunters ahead of Archaeological Excavations

Medieval Reliquary Discovered at Christian Monastery Looted by Treasure Hunters ahead of Archaeological Excavations

March 7, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Crime & Law, Middle Ages

A medieval reliquary and a piece of a bronze cross have been found at the ruins of a monastery from the 11th-12th century located near the town of Dobromirtsi in Bulgaria’s southernmost municipality Kirkovo.

Bulgaria’s Kirkovo to Excavate Medieval Christian Monastery in Search of Grave of Last Patriarch of Second Bulgarian Empire

Bulgaria’s Kirkovo to Excavate Medieval Christian Monastery in Search of Grave of Last Patriarch of Second Bulgarian Empire

February 29, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Christianity, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages, Ottoman Empire

Kirkovo, Bulgaria’s southernmost municipality bordering Greece, and located some 20 km north of the Aegean coast, is going to restart the archaeological excavations of a medieval Christian monastery in search of the grave of St. Patriarch Evtimiy (Euthymius) of Tarnovo…

Medieval Asen’s Fortress in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad Saw Fewer Tourists in 2015 Because of Collapsed Mountain Road

Medieval Asen’s Fortress in Bulgaria’s Asenovgrad Saw Fewer Tourists in 2015 Because of Collapsed Mountain Road

January 25, 2016 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Christianity, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

One of Bulgaria’s famous medieval landmarks, Asen’s Fortress (Asenova Krepost) in the southern town of Asenovgrad, saw a decline in the number of visitors it had in 2015, apparently because it has become less accessible after the road leading up…

Replica of Bulgaria’s Medieval Imperial Crown, Gift by Pope Innocent III, Unveiled by National Museum of History

Replica of Bulgaria’s Medieval Imperial Crown, Gift by Pope Innocent III, Unveiled by National Museum of History

December 24, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages

Bulgaria’s National Museum of History in Sofia has unveiled a full-fledged replica of the gold crown worn by the Tsars of the medieval Bulgarian Empire in the High and Late Middle Ages, which was a gift from the Papacy in…

National Museum of History Commissions Replica of Imperial Crown Worn by Medieval Bulgarian Tsars

National Museum of History Commissions Replica of Imperial Crown Worn by Medieval Bulgarian Tsars

October 12, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Middle Ages, Other History

Bulgaria’s National Museum of History in Sofia has commissioned the creation of a replica of the crown worn by the Tsars of the medieval Bulgarian Empire.

Bulgarian Government Snubs Bachkovo Monastery’s Attempt to Gain Ownership over Medieval Asen’s Fortress

Bulgarian Government Snubs Bachkovo Monastery’s Attempt to Gain Ownership over Medieval Asen’s Fortress

June 13, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Bulgarian Empire, Cultural Tourism, Middle Ages

The Bulgarian Cabinet has declared “absurd” a claim by the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, as represented by the Bachkovo Monastery, for the ownership of the famous medieval Asen’s Fortress located in the southern Bulgarian town of Asenovgrad.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Medieval Necropolis with More Skeletons with Posthumous Mutilations at Upper Voden Fortress

March 31, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Christianity, Middle Ages

А medieval necropolis with a total of 22 skeletons, some of which buried with precautionary rituals against their takeover by evil forces (such as vampirism), has been found during the recent excavations of the 11th century Gorni Voden (“Upper Voden”)…

Earliest Human Settlement at Medieval Asen’s Fortress Dating to 7th Millenium BC, Bulgarian Archaeologists Reveal

March 25, 2015 · by Daniel Valandovski · in Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages, Prehistory

The area around the medieval Asen’s Fortress near the town of Asenovgrad in Southern Bulgaria has been inhabited since around the 7th-6th millennium BC, local archaeologists have revealed during a presentation of their finds from the 2014 summer excavations.

Bulgarian Archaeologists Find Ancient Pithoi, Medieval Byzantine Seals at Upper Voden Fortress

March 19, 2015 · by Ivan Dikov · in Ancient Greece, Ancient Thrace, Antiquity, Bulgarian Empire, Byzantine Empire, Middle Ages

Several ancient pithoi (large clay vessels for food and drinks) as well as medieval lead seals belonging to Byzantine dignitaries have been discovered by Bulgarian archaeologists in the excavations of the Upper Voden Fortress, also known as Voden or Votina,…

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