Travel > PMR612-08
© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR612-08 |
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Upload Date: | 2012-11-11 01:22:02 | |||
Photo Size: | 1.8mb 3543x3543 pixels | |||
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Caption: | Bulgaria: Veliko Tarnovo, situated on a rocky hill within aloop of the River Yantra, was the first capital of Bulgaria from 1187, after the foundation of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185-1393) by the Assen Brothers, Peter and Ivan. The site was previously occupied by the Thracians and then the Romans before the Bulgarians came in the 12 th century. Antique shops in Georgi C. Rakovski Street, built in the traditional Turkish style with tiled fronts. |
Keywords: | historical site, archeological site, Bulgarian heritage, fortifications, battlements, defence towers, ruined fortifications, archeological excavations |