“Saint Lyudvik ” Catholic Temple – It is situated in the central part of the city, diagonally to the Orthodox Temple of St. Petka, 3 Knyaginya Maria –Luiza Boulevard. The church was built by the famous master from Bratzigovo, Ivan Boyanov, who had combined quite successfully his skills of a revival builder with the requirements Continue reading »
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Archeological Underpass
Archeological Underpass – It is a floor decoration of an aristocratic home from the end of the III-rd century. It is known as “Eirene” House because there has been found an image of a woman signed with that name. Having a peristyle plan, the residential building was a typical representative of the rich city house Continue reading »
Museum of the Unification
The Union Museum – The museum exposition ” Union of Bulgaria, 1885″ is placed in the close proximity of the Union Square. It is situated in the building that served the Regional meeting of Eastern Rumelia (an autonomous province of the Ottoman Empire). The building housed the National Library of Plovdiv after the Union of Continue reading »
Nedkovich`s House
This remarkable Revival home was built in 1863, entirely in the style of the European classicism. Yet, some foreign explorers have a good reasons to compare the building to an Italian Palazzo from the Renaissance. Its owner was the famous merchant and Revival social figure, Nikola Nedkovich. The forefront of the house is richly decorated Continue reading »