The Historical Museum Vidin, sometimes shortened to Konaka museum ( bg, Музей "Конака"), is located in Vidin, Bulgaria. The museum, founded in 1956, is situated in a former Ottoman konak. The nice building is among the cultural memorials of the region. Originally the 18th-century building was used as the Home by Osman Pazvantoğlu and later as police office, and the central tower was a

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. After liberation the building was reconstructed and enriched with elements from Bulgarian Renaissance architecture. In 1956, the building was used for a historical weapon show.

Sections

* Archaeology (departments Prehistory, Classical Antiquity and Middle Ages) - located in Konaka * Ethnography - located in the

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(i.e. ''Cross barracks'') * Bulgarian lands in 15th-19th centuries - located in Konaka * Numismatics * Modern history * Recent history

External links

official website of the museum

References

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