The oldest preserved building in Sofia is located in the courtyard of the Presidency. This is the rotunda St. George the Victorious, which was in the heart of the ancient Konstantine neighborhood. In its framework was the location palace of the Roman emperor Constantine the Great and noble house of his subjects. The rotunda is part of an archaeological complex, and scientists today are still arguing about the date of its construction (3rd to 4th century). It was mainly used for baptisms but over the years served also as a public building. Because of the presence of remains of an ancient heating system, some archaeologists believe it may have served as a bathroom, as well. The building has retained almost entirely the appearance since its establishment until today, because of which it is considered to be the oldest preserved building in the capital. Its dome was destroyed twice - during the invasion of the Huns and during the Bulgarian siege led by Khan Krum.
"It was in the Bulgarian lands that the disciples of Cyril and Methodius created literary centres that made Bulgaria a second centre of Orthodox civilisation after Byzantium. Here was the foundation and the root from which the pan-Slavic culture drew..
According to Ottoman documents around 500 dervishes once lived around what is today the village of Bivolyane in Momchilgrad municipality, trained at Elmala Baba Teke, a religious centre once famed as the biggest Dervish centre in this part of the..
Holy Spirit Monday is also celebrated in Bulgaria as Macedonia Day. The tradition dates back to the Ilinden-Preobrazhenie Uprising (1903), originally it was the Day of the Struggle for the Liberation of Macedonia and Adrianople, and after the First World..
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