The monument of the founder of the Bulgarian state

[Manfred]

In June 2008 I visited Shumen. I saw the monument of the founder of the Bulgarian state.

Khan Asparuh and seven Slav tribes laid the foundations of the Bulgarian state here in the year of 681. The monument is built in 1981 on the occasion of the 1300 anniversary of the event. Visitors could see the figures of the founders of the Bulgarian state that were bigger than the regular human size, as well as other characters of historic importance, and a colorful mosaic representing the country’s history.



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Guide-board to the monument


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The lion head of the monument


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Scientia potential est: We had to climb a few hundred stairs to see the following:

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View from the monument to the town of Shoumen and the place of the first Bulgarian state.