St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum
Pleven

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The St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum (Bulgarian: Параклис-мавзолей „Св. Георги Победоносец“, Paraklis-mavzoley „Sv. Georgi Pobedonosets“) is a mausoleum (ossuary) and memorial Bulgarian Orthodox chapel, as well as a major landmark of Pleven, Bulgaria.
Built between 1903 and 1907 in the Neo-Byzantine style by the architect P. Koychev, whose project won a contest in 1903, it is dedicated to the Russian and Romanian soldiers who fell for the Liberation of Bulgaria during the Siege of Plevna of 1877. The remains of many of these soldiers are preserved in the mausoleum. The icons in the chapel mausoleum are the work of Bulgarian artists.
The chapel mausoleum bears the name of Saint George, the patron saint of soldiers, and is also depicted in the coat of arms of Pleven. It lies on the main Vazrazhdane Square.
Visitor information
- Address
- 5 Vazrazhdane Square
- Opening hours
- April 1-October 31 09: 00-12: 00/13: 00-18: 00 November 1- March 31 09: 00-12: 00/12: 30-17: 00 Weekends : Sunday and Monday
- Phone
- 064/830-033
- Website
- https://www.pleven.bg/bg/informatsiya-za-turisticheskite-obekti/paraklis-mavzoley-sv-georgi-pobedonosets/
- Good to know
- Entrance fees: Students - €1.02. students - €1.02. pensioners - €1.02. citizens - €1.53. talk in Bulgarian - €2.05 talk in a foreign language - €2.05.
- Coordinates
- 43.40761, 24.61955 Open in Maps
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