Cathedral Temple “The Holy Assumption” -Antique Plovdiv, Metropolitan Paisiy Street and 6 Saborna Street. It is a main city temple  and parish one for the central part of the town, situated on the north of Dzhumaya Square. In IX – X century there was a church at that place. Its first founder was the noble  Continue reading »

It was an old Turkish public baths built in XVI century. It was called “Chifte” (English – pair) because there were men`s and women`s rooms. The archaeological research shows that there was a church from the early Middle Age near that place. The famous slab from an altar barrier with pictures of a lion and  Continue reading »

It was designed by Joseph Shnitter and was built in 1882. It has eight halls, which accommodate a permanent exposition of around 230 pictures, works of famous Bulgarian painters. They reflect the Bulgarian art development from the years after the Revival to the end of XX-th century. There is a special attention to the representatives  Continue reading »

Dzhumaya Mosque – It is a central Muslim temple in the city. It was built in the time of sultan Murad II (1421 – 1451) on the place of a destroyed church devoted to Saint Petka Tarnovska. It is one of the oldest Ottoman religious constructions on the Balkans. The building is performed in the  Continue reading »