75 Regional Historical Museum- Pleven
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New Regional Museum of History, Stara Zagora
New Regional Museum of History, Stara Zagora
Excursion in Bulgaria Jeravna / Ausfluge in Bulgarien Zheravna
If you are resting in Bulgaria, you can visit the authentic town of Zheravna, which is located at the foot of the Balkan Mountains, 60 km from the town of Sliven.
Architecture Zheravna has remained virtually intact since the times of the Ottoman Empire.
In Zheravna preserved a large number of old mansions, houses and streets.
The first settlements appeared here before our era.
When the Ottoman Empire conquered Bulgaria, Zheravna has received the status of a free city. This gave the opportunity for the development of handicrafts, trade, agriculture and livestock.
Currently in Zheravna are a large number of houses - museums, such as the house-museum of Rusi Chorbadji, which presents original interior.
For all tourists, who want to learn more about Zheravna, we organize individual and group excursions to Jeravna.
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Wenn Sie in Bulgarien ruhen, können Sie die authentische Stadt Zheravna, die am Fuße des Balkangebirges, 60 km von der Stadt Sliven befindet besuchen. Architektur Zheravna praktisch intakt seit den Zeiten des Osmanischen Reiches geblieben. In Zheravna erhalten eine große Anzahl von alten Villen, Häuser und Straßen. Die ersten Siedlungen erschien hier vor unserer Zeitrechnung. Als das Osmanische Reich erobert Bulgarien, hat Zheravna den Status einer freien Stadt erhielt. Das gab die Möglichkeit für die Entwicklung von Handwerk, Handel, Landwirtschaft und Viehzucht. Derzeit in Zheravna gibt eine große Anzahl von Häusern - Museen, wie das Haus-Museum von Rusi Chorbadji, das ursprüngliche Interieur präsentiert.
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KOTEL BULGARIA & Котел България
The town of Kotel (population 7270 inhabitants) is situated in a picturesque small valley in the eastern part of the Balkan Range, 527 m above the sea level. It is 328 km east of Sofia, 49km northeast of Sliven.
Kotel is not only a place with majestic nature, fresh air, and pure mountain water, but also an important cultural and historical center. It is called the Stronghold of Bulgarian spirit, Cradle of the Bulgarian Renaissance. The town is a native place of a number of eminent National Revival figures: Georgi Sava Rakovski (one of the main ideologist of the movement for national liberation), the Renaissance men of letters Neophyte Bozvelli, dr. Petar Beron, Sofroni Vrachanski, the socially active men Gavril Krastevich, Aleko Bogoridi, Stefan Bogoridy and many others.
Kotel is a town with beautiful architectonic models from the late Revival and one of the most important centers of weaving art. Its rich history, Renaissance architecture, and marvelous vicinity make this picturesque Balkan town a desired place for national and international tourism.
HISTORY
A Turkish register of 1486 contains the earliest information about the town known then as Kazan Panaru. At the beginning of the Ottoman rule Kotel was inhabited by the so called dervendgis (they used to guard the passes in the Balkan) and dgelepis (traders of cattle, sheep). Long term contracts for cloth deliveries to the Ottoman army had provided relative independence of the town. That, as well as the economic growth in 18 – 19 century, contracts for trade, the Orthodox passion of the inhabitants of Kotel contributed to the transformation of the town into a centre of Bulgarian culture and education, of the struggle for church independence and national freedom.
In 1812 the first Bulgarian secular elite school was open there.
After the liberation in 1894 Kotel suffered devastating fire that devoured 4/5ths of the town. Only the suburb called Galata survived and today it renders an approximate idea of what the old town looked like.
LANDMARKS
The town of Kotel has been declared an architectural and historical reserve. There have been preserved over 110 Renaissance houses.
There is a museum exposition of brilliant fabrics – symbol of the ancient craft of carpet weaving in the Galatan School.
The house of Kyorpev's is an ethnographic museum.
The Museum of Renaissance illustrates the life of more than 200 national heroes from the region.
The Museum of Nature and Science shows the natural variety of the area.
The “St. Trinity” and “St. St. Apostles Peter and Paul” church preserve beautiful woodcarvings.
There is high musical folk school Filip Kutev in Kotel.
SURROUNDING AREAS
The village of Zheravna is 14 km south of Kotel. Every building in the village is an unique monument of culture.
The village of Medven is 12 km southeast of Kotel. There are more than 120 cultural monuments dating back to the renaissance epoch. The village of Katunishte is 15 km southeast of the town. 80 buildings there have been declared cultural monuments. The town of Gradetz is situated 17 km southeast of Kotel. It is rich in architectural monuments. Some 7 km away is the antique dividing wall at Zhelezni Vrati.
There are more than 30 caves that have already been investigated in the region of Kotel. Most interesting are: Ledenika, Dryanovska, Kurvavata lokva, Rakovski.
The Panorama of Pleven Bulgaria / Panorama von Pleven Bulgarien
Panorama of Pleven is a monument - a museum built in honor of the Russian army which win in the Russian-Turkish war on the Balkan Peninsula.
Here was a large Turkish army in a siege, which was waiting for help.But the results surrendered after a few heavy battles.
In the museum you can see a large number of military exhibits - weapons, flags, uniforms, etc.
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Panorama von Pleven ist ein Denkmal - ein Museum, das zu Ehren der russischen Armee errichtet wurde, die im russisch-türkischen Krieg auf der Balkanhalbinsel gewinnt.
Hier war eine große türkische Armee in einer Belagerung, die auf Hilfe wartete. Aber die Ergebnisse kapitulierten nach einigen schweren Schlachten. Im Museum können Sie eine große Anzahl von militärischen Exponaten sehen - Waffen, Fahnen, Uniformen usw.
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Sofia is the capital of the Balkan state of Bulgaria. It's in the west of the bound together states of america, underneath Vitosha Mountain.
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Beatiful village in Bulgaria, Selo Logodaj
Stara Zagora - ancient town
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Bulharský lidový šperk v Národním muzeu
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Bulgarian Folk Jewel - exhibition
Unique collection from the Balkan region.
2 March 2012--22 July, 2012
Ethnographical Museum -- Musaion, Kinsky Folly, Kinsky garden 98, Prague 5
Bulgarian State Agency for Tourism
World Travel Market. Bulgarian State Agency for Tourism 2008. Stanislav Novakov, Deputy Chairman, State Agency for Tourism, Rep of Bulgaria
Разбиха кола
Всички стъкла на лек автомобил бяха разбити от вандали. Инцидентът е пореден в квартала известен на казанлъчани като „Гроб махалата.
Train Fast 8615 arriving in Stara Zagora railway station (Bulgaria)
SOFIA -- 13:45
PODUJANE 13:51 13:52
ISKAR 13:58 13:59
ELIN PELIN 14:10 14:11
IHTIMAN 14:40 14:41
KOSTENEC 14:58 14:59
BELOVO 15:17 15:18
SEPTEMVRI 15:28 15:29
PAZARDZHIK 15:40 15:42
STAMBOLIJSKI 15:55 15:56
PLOVDIV 16:10 16:15
TRAKIJA 16:24 16:25
BELOZEM 16:45 16:46
CHIRPAN 17:16 17:19
MIHAJLOVO 17:42 17:43
STARA ZAGORA 18:02 18:07
NOVA ZAGORA 18:34 18:38
JAMBOL 19:14 19:15
ZIMNICA 19:28 19:43
STRALDZHA 19:49 19:51
KARNOBAT 20:15 20:16
AJTOS 20:33 20:34
VLADIMIR PAVLOV 20:59 21:00
BURGAS 21:05 --
Stara Zagora is a city with an eight thousand-year history. The favourable geographic and climatic conditions of the territory around Stara Zagora contributed to the establishment of several prehistoric settlements in the remote past. More than 100 prehistoric mounds from the 6th to 3rd millennium BC were found in the vicinity of Stara Zagora. One of them, the Bereketska mound, is the largest in Bulgaria, containing traces of people that lived there from the New Stone Age (6th millennium BC) to the Middle Ages (12th century). A prehistoric settlement can be found within the city itself. Two dwellings from the New Stone Age are preserved in the Neolithic Dwellings Museum. These are the best preserved dwellings from the New Stone or Neolithic Age (6th millennium BC) in Europe and contain a rich collection of tools and artefacts. The oldest copper mines in Europe (5th millennium BC) were found 8 km east of the city, A considerable amount of copper ore was extracted from the 11 mines by the ancient inhabitants of this land who traded with it throughout the continent.
The city of Stara Zagora is one of the oldest cities in Europe. Located at the cross-roads of multiple civilizations, Stara Zagora is an important piece in the European cultural routes mosaic. Inhabited by Thracians, ancient Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Ottomans and Bulgarians, this unique city bears the historical imprint of those past civilizations along with many of their historical treasures. Proof of its longevity can be found in the multiples names of the city, each one connected with a different era of its development.
Founded around 106 AD by the Emperor Marcus Ulpius Traianus (98-117 AD), Augusta Traiana, the most flamboyant city of the Traians was the second largest city in the Roman province of Thrace during 2nd - 3rd c. AD, after Philipopolis. It occupied an area of 38 hectares and was fortified by strong fortress walls.
Augusta Traiana had the statute of an autonomous city of the 'polis' type (i.e. city-state). From the time of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (161-180 AD) to the Emperor Galienus (253-268 AD) it had the right to mint its own bronze coins, which were in circulation all over the Balkan Peninsula.
Between 4th and 7th centuries the city had the name of Beroe. It was a religious centre of the early Christians on these lands and the residence of an archbischop.
For a short period it was named Irinopolis, after the Byzantine Empress Irina who visited the city in 784 AD.
In 812 AD the city became part of the First Bulgarian State under the name of Vereya.
During the Second Bulgarian State (12th through 14th centuries) the city had the name of Boruy. It became the centre of an administrative region within Medieval Bulgaria. Some of the most remarkable Medieval stone plastic arts date back from this period - five bareliefs featuring animals. One of them, a lioness with its cub, became the symbol of Stara Zagora.
In 1364 the medieval city was captured by the Turks who called it Eski (Hissar) Zagra (the Old fortress Zagora). During the Bulgarian Revival it evolved into an important centre of crafts and trade.
At the end of the 1850s, the Turkish name was replaced by the Bulgarian name Zheleznik.
The city's current name, Stara Zagora, appeared for the first time in documents from the Church Council of Tsarigrad in 1875.
Mixed choir Alen mak Glasom moim m.Al.Arkhangelsky
Mixed choir Alen Mak - Concert on 23.06.2011 in Regional history museum. Conductor Hristo Velev
На Нож! 100 г. от Балканската Война/100 years since the Balkan War
Ние от сп. Българска Наука създадохме по случай 100 г. от Балканската война документалния филм „На Нож!. Искахме да почетем паметта на деди си, които с невиждана енергия са дали живота си за свободата на своите братя зад граница. За съжаление не са много младите хора, които носят паметта за това какво се е случило преди 100 г., за радостта на българите да отидат на война, за идеала който са следвали и за бъдещето, в което са вярвали.
Филмът не разказва за политиката тогава и сега, а показва духът на българите - как орачът и копачът се бият рамо до рамо с банкери, учители и професори и заедно побеждават вековният враг на Балканите. И постигат истинско човешко освобождение, защото свободата не е само свобода на територията, тя е най-вече свобода на духа!
Вижте филма и нека заедно отдадем почетта си към всички, дали в началото на 20-ти век живота си за постигането на свободна България.
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Fix Bayonets!
Documentary on 100 years since the Balkan War
Четвърти лекционен тур с Лъчезар Бояджиев - 22.10.2016
ВЪВЕДЕНИЕ В СЪВРЕМЕННОТО ИЗКУСТВО - СОФИЯ, 2016
ЛЕКЦИОННИ ТУРОВЕ С ЛЪЧЕЗАР БОЯДЖИЕВ
Четвърти лекционен тур - 22.10.2016
Тема на маршрута: Музея през „прозореца“ на града
На 22 октомври, се състоя последният четвърти лекционен тур от „Въведение в съвременното изкуство“, 2016 в София. Този път „обиколката“ на града бе на закрито – а именно в музея - Квадрат 500. Там участниците видяха колекцията през погледа на Лъчезар Бояджиев, който въз основа на конкретни произведения говори за града.
Лъчезар Бояджиев за последния четвърти лекционен тур:
Музеят през „прозореца” на града – ще ходим из Квадрата, но ще го гледаме през снимки от града!
Какво е съвремие и съ-временно? (Contemporaneity and con-temporary?)
Какво е „образ на времето”, който внушава един музей?
Какво е „експозиция” в града за разлика от експозицията в музея?
Защо градът и музеят не могат един без друг?
Защо София не е Скопие, и никога няма да бъде, въпреки че на онези, които „инвестират в идентичност” много им се иска?
Защо Квадрат 500 не е Лувъра и никога няма да бъде?
Защо въведението в съ-временното изкуство всъщност зависи изцяло от Вас?
Между другото ще стане дума и за:
- опакото на пространството;
- град и село;
- религия и бохема;
- идеология и форма;
- художници и бълдъзи;
- фотография и скулптура;
- живопис и днес.
Повече за Лекционните турове с Лъчезар Бояджиев и образователната платформа „Въведение в съвременното изкуство“:
„Въведение в съвременното изкуство“ е проект на фондация „Отворени изкуства“ и галерия SARIEV Contemporary.
Проектът „Въведение в съвременното изкуство“ 2016 – София е финансиран от Столична програма „Култура“ на Столична община за 2016 г.
С подкрепата на награда „Гауденц Б. Руф“
Партньор: Национална художествена галерия
Медийни партньори: @BG on Air, Виж София, егоист, Timeart.me, Stand.bg, Artnewscafe Bulletin
Камера и монтаж: Калин Серапионов
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„Въведение в съвременното изкуство” е проект на Фондация „Отворени изкуства” и Галерия SARIEV Contemporary.
Проектът „Въведение в съвременното изкуство” 2016 – София е финансиран от Столична програма „Култура” на Столична община за 2016 г.
С подкрепата на награда „Гауденц Б. Руф”.
Партньори: Национална художествена галерия
Медийни партньори: Виж! София, Timeart.me, Stand.bg, artnewscafé бюлетин, егоист.
Erlebe Bulgarien - viel zu entdecken, viel zu erzählen (offizielles Video #erlebeBulgarien)
Bulgarien ist ein Land mit großer Vielfalt: mit diesem Video möchten wir dir zeigen was du alles auf einer Reise durch das Land erleben kannst.
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Hinter dem Claim viel zu entdecken, viel zu erzählen steckt eine Kampagne die über Bulgarien informiert und Vorurteile abbauen soll.
#erlebeBulgarien -- hinter diesem Hashtag steht die Mission ein Land kennenzulernen welches die meisten von uns kaum oder nur als günstiges Sommerreiseziel kennen. Du kannst dieses Hashtag verwenden um Deine Reiseerlebnisse aus Bulgarien mit anderen zu teilen und weitere spannende Inhalte von Gleichgesinnten zu durchstöbern.
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Thrace | Wikipedia audio article
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Thrace (; Modern Greek: Θράκη, Thráki; Bulgarian: Тракия, Trakiya; Turkish: Trakya) is a geographical and historical area in southeast Europe, now split between Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, which is bounded by the Balkan Mountains to the north, the Aegean Sea to the south and the Black Sea to the east. It comprises southeastern Bulgaria (Northern Thrace), northeastern Greece (Western Thrace) and the European part of Turkey (Eastern Thrace).
In antiquity, it was also referred to as Europe, prior to the extension of the term to describe the whole continent. The name Thrace comes from the Thracians, an ancient Indo-European people inhabiting Southeastern Europe.
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Chongqing | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:20 1 History
00:02:29 1.1 Ancient history
00:02:47 1.2 Imperial era
00:05:20 1.3 Provisional capital of the Republic of China
00:06:55 1.4 Municipality status
00:08:15 1.5 Organised crime and the gang trials
00:09:47 2 Geography
00:09:56 2.1 Physical geography and topography
00:13:31 2.2 Climate
00:16:34 2.3 Air
00:17:09 3 Administrative divisions
00:18:13 3.1 Urban areas
00:18:35 4 Central Chongqing
00:18:45 4.1 Districts
00:21:02 4.2 Landforms
00:22:29 4.3 Bridges
00:23:22 4.4 Aerial tramway
00:24:09 5 Demographics
00:26:57 6 Politics
00:30:20 7 Military
00:31:11 8 Economy
00:37:35 8.1 Economic and technological development zones
00:38:16 9 Transport
00:39:10 9.1 River port
00:40:23 9.2 Railways
00:42:23 9.3 Highways
00:44:28 9.4 Airports
00:49:36 9.5 Public transit
00:51:16 10 Culture
00:51:25 10.1 Language
00:52:14 10.2 Tourism
00:57:48 10.3 Media
00:58:28 10.4 Cuisine
01:01:21 10.5 Sports and recreation
01:01:30 10.5.1 Association football
01:03:36 10.5.2 Basketball
01:03:59 10.5.3 Sport venues
01:05:15 10.6 Religion
01:06:04 10.7 Notable people
01:08:23 11 Education
01:08:33 11.1 Colleges and universities
01:10:27 11.2 Notable high schools
01:11:41 11.3 International schools
01:12:06 12 International relations
01:12:16 12.1 Consulates
01:12:25 12.2 Twin towns – sister cities
01:14:24 13 See also
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Chongqing (, also US: , Chinese: [ʈʂʰʊ̌ŋ.tɕʰîŋ] (listen)), alternately romanized as Chungking, is a major city in southwest China. Administratively, it is one of China's four municipalities under the direct administration of central government (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin), and the only such municipality in China located far away from the coast.Chongqing was a municipality during the Republic of China (ROC) administration, serving as its wartime capital during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945); during this period, Chongqing was listed as one of the world's four anti-fascist command centers, along with Washington, D.C., London and Moscow. The current municipality was recreated on 14 March 1997 to help develop the central and western parts of China. The Chongqing administrative municipality has a population of over 30 million, spread over an area the size of Austria. The city of Chongqing made of 9 urban districts has a much smaller population of 18,384,100 as of 2016 estimation. According to the 2010 census, Chongqing is the most populous Chinese municipality, and also the largest direct-controlled municipality in China, containing 26 districts, eight counties, and four autonomous counties.
The official abbreviation of the city, Yu (渝), was approved by the State Council on 18 April 1997. This abbreviation is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds into the Yangtze River.
Chongqing has a significant history and culture. Being one of China's National Central Cities, it serves as the economic centre of the upstream Yangtze basin. It is a major manufacturing centre and transportation hub; a July 2012 report by the Economist Intelligence Unit described it as one of China's 13 emerging megalopolises.