The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria ( bg, 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
Shumen ( bg, Шумен, also romanized as ''Shoumen'' or ''Šumen'', ) is the tenth largest city in Bulgaria and the administrative and economic capital of Shumen Province.
Etymology
The city was first mentioned as ''Šimeonis'' in 1153 by t ...
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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 was 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.
Municipality of Shumen website
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Gallery
Image:Monument and Shumen.jpg, View to the monument
Image:Suzdateli na bg durjava otvutre.JPG, Inside view
File:Хан Крум и синове.jpg, Krum, Omurtag and Tervel monuments
References
External links
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High definition video of the Shumen 1300 Years monument
Culture in Shumen
Monuments and memorials in Bulgaria
Buildings and structures completed in 1981
Buildings and structures in Shumen
Tourist attractions in Shumen Province