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Plovdiv | Sightseeing | Statues

Located at pl. Tsentralen till Central Post Office, the monument was unveiled on 2007 and represent finger-post of fraternization Cities with distance from Plovdiv till them. [...]


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Located in the centre right next to Dzhumaya mosque this monument was erected in 2004 after great dispute between historians for the authenticity of facts. The statue is work by Kiril Naidenov and represents Philip II Makedonski (382 BC - 336 BC. in Greek Φίλιπ` [...]


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Located in the centre, close to Tromontsium Hotel and Central Post Office.  The statue was unveiled on 31.12. 2006. It was built to commemorate the membership of Bulgaria in the Europe Alliance. The statue is a synthesis of metal, water and light unified in spatial composition. The statue is p [...]


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At the centre of the Unification Square this monument was erected to the remembrance of the 100th anniversary of the unification of the Principality of Bulgaria and the autonomous region of Eastern Rumelia on the 6th of September 1885. The monument presents the Mother-Country with the laurel headdress of victory stretched in her hands. Her two wings symbolize the two regions brought together. The statue is a creation of Velichko Minekov.
Seen from a distance but even more impressive if you take yourself up to Bunardzik Hill. Commemorating the liberation of Bulgaria by the Russian army from the Nazis Alyosha looks out over Plovdiv as if he is protecting the city for years to come. The monument dates from the mid fifties of the last century and is a combined work of Radoslavov, Zankov, Kozev and Topalov. Go up the hill via the street or more exciting via one of the multiple paths and overlook Plovdiv together with Alyosha. [...]


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