Visitor to the National Archaeological Museum have the opportunity to see the biggest medieval treasure of Bulgaria – that from Veliki Preslav. The most representative finds from the period of grandeur of the second Bulgarian medieval capital of Veliki Preslav are displayed in the halls of the museum in a temporary exhibition entitled "To the gates of ruler's court: Treasures from Veliki Preslav", which would continue until January 26, 2020. 9th-century gold ornaments and jewelry are on display for the first time since restoration and analysis at the Roman-Germanic Central Museum in Mainz. They have arrived back to Bulgaria after the world saw them exposed in the Louvre, said director of the museum Assoc. Prof. Hristo Popov.
The last and most destructive bombing of Sofia during World War II took place on April 17, 80 years ago. In 1944, on April 17 at noon, 350 American bombers, accompanied by Thunderbolt and Mustang fighters, dropped 2,500 bombs on..
The exhibition "Catholics in Bulgaria XVII-XXI Century" is opening today at the National Library "Saints Cyril and Methodius". The exhibition presents literary and documentary evidence in the National Library's collection of the literary heritage..
According to the 2021 census, almost 11% of the Bulgarian population, or about 639 000 people, identify themselves as Muslims, with the Turkish population alone accounting for 508 378 people. Most of the Muslim population lives in north-eastern Bulgaria..
For the first time, two of the most mysterious archaeological sites in the Eastern Rhodopes have been studied in detail from air. Bulgarian archaeologists..
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