Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria
Shumen
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The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: Паметник 1300 години България), also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument (Паметник на създателите на Българската държава), is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. It was built in 1981 to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the First Bulgarian Empire.
The monument is built in concrete in a Cubist style, and designed by Bulgarian sculptors Krum Damyanov and Ivan Slavov. It is reached by a processional concrete stairway from Shumen, or by road.It stands at a height of 450 m above sea level and can be seen from 30 km away.
Visitor information
- Opening hours
- 01.06.-31.08 from 8.30 to 19.30 the box office stops selling tickets at 7:10 p.m. 01.09-15.10 from 8.30 to 18.30 01.04, -31.05 the box office stops selling tickets at 6:10 p.m. 15.10.-31.03 from 8.30 to 17.30 The box office stops selling tickets at 5:10 p.m.
- Phone
- +359 54 87 21 07
- shumenopt@abv.bg
- Website
- http://www.ab-bg.com/bg1300/index.php
- Good to know
- Entrance fees: Adults - €2.05 Children and students - €0.77. Talk in Bulgarian - €7.67, in French, Russian, Czech and English €12.78
- Coordinates
- 43.26205, 26.92292 Open in Maps
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