Plovdiv Inwards Bulgaria

A sentiment over Plovdiv.

Plovdiv (Bulgarian: Пловдив) is the second-largest metropolis inwards Republic of Bulgaria after Sofia with a population of 338,153 inhabitants according to Census 2014. Plovdiv's history spans around 6,000 years, with traces of a Neolithic village dating to roughly 4000 BC; it is ane of the oldest cities inwards Europe. It is the administrative middle of Plovdiv Province inwards southern Republic of Bulgaria together with iii municipalities (Plovdiv-city, Maritsa together with Rodopi) together with Bulgaria's Yuzhen tsentralen planning percentage (NUTS II), equally good equally the largest together with most of import metropolis inwards Northern Thrace together with the wider international historical percentage of Thrace. The metropolis is an of import economic, transport, cultural together with educational center. The oldest American educational establishment exterior the U.S. was founded inwards Plovdiv inwards 1860, it was subsequently moved to Sofia – today's American College of Sofia.

Plovdiv Sports Complex inwards autumn

Known inwards the West for most of its history past times the Greek cite Philippopolis, it was originally a Thracian village earlier becoming a major Roman city. In the Middle Ages, it retained its strategic regional importance, changing hands betwixt the Byzantine together with Bulgarian Empires. It came nether Ottoman dominion inwards the 14th century. In 1878, Plovdiv was made the working capital missive of the alphabet of the autonomous Ottoman percentage of Eastern Rumelia; inwards 1885, it became constituent of Republic of Bulgaria with the unification of that percentage together with the Principality of Bulgaria.

Plovdiv is situated inwards the southern constituent of the Plovdiv Plain on the ii banks of the Maritsa River. The metropolis has historically developed on 7 syenite hills, around of which are 250 m (820.21 ft) high. Because of these 7 hills, Plovdiv is oftentimes referred to inwards Republic of Bulgaria equally "The City of the Seven Hills".

Plovdiv is host to economical together with cultural events such equally the International Fair Plovdiv, the international theatrical festival "A phase on a crossroad", the TV festival "The golden chest". There are many remains preserved from Antiquity such equally the Ancient amphitheatre, Roman odeon, Roman Stadium, the archaeological complex Eirene together with others.

 Another sentiment of the principal street

Climate

Plovdiv has a humid continental climate with considerable humid subtropical influences. There are iv distinct seasons during the twelvemonth together with large temperature jumps betwixt seasons are common.

Summer (late May to mid September) is hot, moderately dry out together with sunny with a July together with August average of 31 °C (88 °F). Plovdiv sometimes experiences really hot days typical inwards the interior of the country. Summer nights are also mild.

Autumn starts inwards mid or belatedly September; days are long together with relatively warm inwards early on autumn. However the nights move chilly past times September. The firstly frost occurs on average past times November.

 Old town

Winter is unremarkably mutual depression temperature together with snowfall is common. The average issue of days with snowfall comprehend inwards Plovdiv is 33. The average depth of snowfall comprehend is 2 to 4 cm (1 to 2 in) together with the maximum is unremarkably 6 to xiii cm (2 to 5 in) simply inwards around winters it tin give the sack arrive at seventy cm (28 in) or more. Average Jan temperature is 1 °C (34 °F).

Spring arrives inwards March simply that flavour is cooler than autumn. The frost flavour ends inwards March or inwards Apr at the latest. The days are mild together with relatively warm inwards mid spring.

The average relative humidity is 73%, beingness highest inwards Dec with 86% together with lowest inwards August with 62%. The full atmospheric precipitation is 540 mm together with is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year. The wettest months of the twelvemonth are May together with June with an average atmospheric precipitation of 66.2 mm, piece the driest calendar month is August with an average atmospheric precipitation of 31 mm.

Gentle winds (0 to 5 m/s) are predominant inwards the metropolis with current of air speeds of upwardly to 1 m/s representing 95% of all winds during the year. Mists are mutual inwards the cooler months particularly along the banks of the Maritsa. On average in that location are 33 days with mist during the year.

 The centre of Plovdiv

Main sights

The metropolis has to a greater extent than than 200 archaeological sites, thirty of which are of national importance. There are many remains from antiquity - Plovdiv is with the few cities with ii ancient theatres; remains of the medieval walls together with towers; Ottoman baths together with mosques; a well-preserved one-time quarter from the National Revival menstruation with beautiful houses, churches together with narrow paved streets. There are numerous museums, fine art galleries together with cultural institutions. Plovdiv is host to musical, theatrical together with cinema events.

The metropolis is a starting signal for trips to places inwards the region, such equally the Bachkovo Monastery at thirty km to the south, the ski-resort Pamporovo at ninety km (56 mi) to the due south or the spa resorts to the northward Hisarya, Banya, Krasnovo, Strelcha.

 A typical edifice inwards the pedestrian street

Roman Town

The Roman theatre (Antichen teatur) is likely the best known monument from Antiquity inwards Bulgaria. It was built inwards the showtime of the 2nd century during the reign of the Roman Emperor Trajan. It is situated inwards the natural saddle betwixt the Dzhambaz Tepe together with Taksim Tepe hills. It is divided into ii parts with fourteen rows each divided with a horizontal lane. The theatre could adapt upwardly to 7,000 people. The three-story scene is located on the southern constituent together with is decorated with friezes, cornices together with statues. The theatre was studied, conserved together with restored betwixt 1968 together with 1984. Many events are even hence held on the scene including the Verdi festival together with the International Folklore festival. The Roman Odeon was restored inwards 2004. It was built inwards the 2nd-5th centuries together with is the instant (and smaller) antique theatre of Philipopolis with 350 seats. It was initially built equally a bulevterion - edifice of the metropolis council - together with was subsequently reconstructed equally a theatre.

 The City Hall of Plovdiv

The Roman Stadium is around other of import monument of the ancient city. It is situated betwixt Sahat Tepe together with the Three Hills inwards the modern Dzhumaya Square. It was built inwards the 2nd century together with modeled after the stadium inwards Delphi. In Roman times it could concord 30,000 spectators.Only a modest constituent of the northern department with xiii spot rows tin give the sack hold upwardly seen nowadays - the larger constituent lies nether the principal street together with a issue of buildings.

 The primal square

The Roman forum dates from the reign of Vespasian inwards 1st century together with was finished inwards the 2nd century. It is located close the modern postal service usage adjacent to the Odeon. It has an surface area of xi hectares together with was surrounded past times shops together with populace buildings. The forum was a focal signal of the streets of the ancient city.

The Eirene Archaeological complex is located inwards the southern constituent of the Three Hills on the northern constituent of an ancient street inwards the Arheologicheski underpass. It includes remains of a populace edifice from the 3rd-4th centuries which belonged to a noble citizen. Eirene is the Christian cite for Penelopa - a maiden from Megadon who was converted to Christianity inwards 2nd century. There are colourful mosaics which convey geometrical forms together with figures.

 The Virgin Mary Church.

On Nebet Tepe are found remains of the firstly village on the Three Hills which inwards twelfth century BC grew to the Thracian metropolis of Eumolpias, ane of the firstly cities inwards South-eastern Europe. Massive walls surrounding a temple together with a palace convey been excavated. The oldest constituent of the fortress was constructed from large syenite blocks - the hence called "cyclop construction".

Museums together with protected sites

The St Louis Catholic Cathedral.

The Archaeological Museum was established inwards 1882 equally a People's Museum of Eastern Rumelia. In 1928 the museum was moved to a 19th century edifice on Saedinenie Square built past times the famous Plovdiv architect Josef Schnitter. The museum contains a rich collection of Thracian art. The iii sections "Prehistory", "Antiquity" together with "Middle Ages" comprise precious artifacts from the Paleolithic to the early on Ottoman menstruation (15th-16th centuries). The famous Panagyurishte treasure is constituent of the museum's collection.

 Armenian Apostolic Church St. George (Kevork) inwards the Old Town

The Historical Museum of Plovdivwas founded inwards 1951 equally a scientific together with cultural institute for collecting, saving, together with researching historical prove most Plovdiv together with the percentage from 16th to 20th centuries. The exhibition is situated inwards iii buildings.

 From left to right: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 sentiment from the primal square; the City hall; a fountain inwards the City garden; a church building close the Post Office

The Regional Ethnographic Museum - Plovdiv was inaugurated inwards 1917. On fourteen Oct 1943 it was moved to a solid inwards the Old Town. In 1949 the Municipal House-museum was reorganized equally a People's Ethnographic Museum together with inwards 1962 it was renovated. There are to a greater extent than than 40,000 objects.

The Museum of Natural Science was inaugurated inwards 1955 inwards the one-time edifice of the Plovdiv Municipality built inwards 1880. It is with the most of import museums inwards the province with rich collections inwards Paleontology, Mineralogy together with Botanic sections. There are several rooms for wild fauna together with it contains Bulgaria's largest freshwater aquarium with twoscore fish species. It has a collection of minerals from the Rhodope mountains.

The Trimontsium Hotel.

The Museum of Aviation was established on 21 September 1991 on the territory of the Krumovo airbase 12 km to the south-east of the city. The museum possesses 59 aircraft together with both indoor together with outdoor exhibitions.

The Old Town of Plovdiv is a historic preservation site known for its Bulgarian Renaissance architectural style. The Old Town covers the surface area of the iii primal hills (Трихълмие, Trihalmie) —Nebet Tepe, Dzhambaz Tepe together with Taksim Tepe. Almost every solid inwards the Old Town has its feature exterior together with interior decoration.

 A preserved medieval street inwards the Old town.

Churches, mosques together with temples

There are a issue of 19th century churches, most of which follow the distinctive Eastern Orthodox structure style. Those are the Saint Constantine together with Saint Helena, the Saint Marina, the Saint Nedelya, the Saint Petka together with the Holy Mother of God Churches. There are also Roman Catholic Cathedrals inwards Plovdiv, the largest of them beingness the Cathedral of St Louis. There are several to a greater extent than modern Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, together with other Protestant churches, equally good equally older vogue Apostolic churches. Two mosques stay inwards Plovdiv from the fourth dimension of the Ottoman rule. Of them the Djumaya Mosque, is considered the oldest European mosque exterior Moorish Spain.

 The Roman Amphitheatre of Plovdiv

The Sephardic synagogue is located at Tsar Kaloyan Street 13, inwards the remnants of a modest courtyard inwards what was ane time a large Jewish quarter. Dating to the 19th century, it is ane of the best-preserved examples of the so-called "Ottoman-style" synagogues inwards the Balkans. According to author Ruth E. Gruber, the interior is a "hidden treasure…a glorious, if run-down, outburst of color." An exquisite Venetian drinking glass chandelier hangs from the middle of the ceiling, which has a richly painted dome. All surfaces are covered inwards elaborate, Moorish-style, geometric designs inwards once-bright greens together with blues. Torah scrolls are kept inwards the golden Aron-ha-Kodesh.

 The Roman odeon.

Culture

Theatre together with music

The Plovdiv Drama Theatre is a successor of the firstly professional person theatre grouping inwards Republic of Bulgaria founded inwards 1881. The Plovdiv Puppet Theatre, founded inwards 1948, remains ane of the leading institutions inwards this genre. The Plovdiv Opera was established inwards 1953.

 The remains of the Roman stadium

Another postal service of Plovdiv's civilization is the Philharmonic, founded inwards 1945. Soloists such equally Dmitri Shostakovich, Sviatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Yuri Boukov together with Mincho Minchev convey worked with the Plovdiv Philharmonic. The orchestra has toured inwards almost all of the European countries. The Trakiya Folklore Ensemble, founded inwards 1974, has performed thousands of concerts inwards Republic of Bulgaria together with to a greater extent than than 42 countries. The Trakiya Traditional Choir was nominated for a Grammy Award. The Detska Kitka Choir is ane of the oldest together with best known youth choirs inwards Bulgaria, winner of numerous awards from international choral competitions. The Evmolpeya choir is around other girls' choir from Plovdiv, whose patron when it was established inwards 2006 became the together with hence mayor Ivan Chomakov. The choir was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador together with a municipal choir.

 The Roman Aqueduct.

Literature

Plovdiv is with the nation's primary literary centres - inwards 1855 Hristo G. Danov created the firstly Bulgarian publishing fellowship together with subsequently the firstly printing-press. The city's traditions equally a literary centre are preserved past times the firstly populace library inwards Bulgaria, the Ivan Vazov National Library, past times the nineteen chitalishta (cultural centres) together with past times numerous booksellers together with publishers. The library was founded inwards 1879 together with named after the famous Bulgarian author together with poet Ivan Vazov who worked in that location for v years creating around of his best works. Today the Ivan Vazov National Library is the instant largest national library establishment with to a greater extent than than 1,5 1000000 books, owning rare Bulgarian together with European publications.

 The Ethnographic Museum.

Arts

The Art Gallery of PlovdivThe metropolis has traditions inwards Iconography since the Middle Ages. During the Period of National Revival a issue of notable icon-painters (called inwards Bulgarian zografi, зографи) from all regions of the province worked inwards Plovdiv - Dimitar Zograf together with his boy Zafir Zograf, Zahari Zograf, Georgi Danchov together with others. After the Liberation the famous Bulgarian painter of Czech root Ivan Mrkvička came to operate inwards the city. The Painters' Society was established in that location past times artists from Southern Republic of Bulgaria inwards 1912 whose members included the prominent painters Zlatyu Boyadzhiev, Sirak Skitnik, Tsanko Lavrenov.

 A surgery inwards the Roman Odeon

Today the metropolis has thirty fine art galleries. The Art Gallery of Plovdiv was founded inwards the belatedly 19th century. It possesses 5,000 pieces of fine art inwards 4 separate buildings. Since 1981 it has a department for Mexican Art donated past times Mexican painters inwards honour of the 1,300-year anniversary of the Bulgarian State.

The Art Gallery of Plovdiv

 

Notable citizens

²  Anjel Vagenstein, writer

²  Asen Kisimov, actor

²  Boris Christoff, basso

²  Dinko Dermendjiev, football game player

²  Filibeli Hafız Ahmed Pasha, Ottoman Grand Vizier

²  George Ganchev, fencer, actor, writer, politician

²  Georgi Slavchev, pianist, composer

²  Hristo Danov, publisher

²  Hristo Stoichkov, football game player, winner of the European Footballer of the Year observe (1994)

²  Isaac Passy, Bulgarian philosopher

²  Jean Videnov, ex-prime government minister of Bulgaria

²  Jordan Jovtchev, gymnast

²  Maria Petrova, iii times World Champion inwards rhythmic gymnastics

²  Milcho Leviev, instrumentalist together with composer

²  Milen Dobrev, weightlifter

²  Nayden Gerov, linguist, folklorer together with writer

²  Nayden Todorov, conductor

²  Nikolay Argirov, Bear Wrestler, Radio DJ, School Teacher together with constituent fourth dimension President

²  Nikolay Buhalov, Olympic canoeing champion

²  Ognyana Petkova, Olympic canoeing bronze medalist

²  Nonka Matova, six-time Olympian together with Olympic shooting silvery medalist

²  Petar Stoyanov, ex-president of Bulgaria

²  The birthplace of Silvena Rowe, world-famous celebrity tv chef together with nutrient writer

²  Solomon Passy, mathematician, activist together with politician

²  Stefka Kostadinova, the world tape holder inwards the women's high jump

²  Tanya Gramatikova, photographic artist

²  Tzvetana Maneva, actress

²  Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgarian issue 1 lawn tennis participant together with World issue 40

²  Zlatyu Boyadzhiev, painter

²  Irien Trendafilov, cartoonist

²  Georgi Ivanov, cosmonaut

²  Veneta Rangelova, popular vocalizer together with music pedagog(10.3.1957)

²  Blagovest together with Svetoslav Argirov,[23.4.1959],pop singers together with composers

²  Stoyan Zahariev, popular vocalizer together with composer

²  Toma Sprostranov, radio together with TV journalist

²  Maria Neykova, popular vocalizer together with composer{b.21.12.1941-1.8.2002}

²  Hristo Kidikov, popular vocalizer (b.16.10.1946)

²  Apostolos Nikolaidis (1896–1980), athlete

²  Christos Tsigiridis (1877–1947) electrical engineer together with technological pioneer

 A novel shopping middle inwards the Trakiya District

 Plovdiv Central railway station.

 Plovdiv Airport.

 A sentiment from the City garden.

 Old Plovdiv.

 Church of Saint Nedelya

 The Plovdiv Antique theater

 The Virgin Mary Church

 Roman Amphiteater together with The Academy of music,art together with dance

 Kapana District inwards Plovdiv

 A sentiment of Plovdiv

 A novel job organisation centre inwards Plovdiv

 Statue of the medieval Bulgarian Khan Krum inwards Plovdiv

 Saints Cyril together with Methodius Church

 Protestant church

 Protestant church

 Plovdiv Cuma Mosque

A edifice inwards the centre

 Old town

 A sentiment towards the northward of Plovdiv

 Panoramic view.

 A sentiment of Plovdiv with Balkan mount inwards the background

 St. Cyril together with Methodius Plovdiv seminary

 The one-time Plovdiv

 Chifte" bath

 The one-time Plovdiv



Houses inwards the one-time town of Plovdiv