Skobelev Park (Скобелев парк) is a museum park in the vicinity of

Pleven Pleven ( bg, Плèвен ) is the seventh most populous city in Bulgaria. Located in the northern part of the country, it is the administrative centre of Pleven Province, as well as of the subordinate Pleven municipality. It is the biggest ...

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. It was built between 1904 and 1907 on the very battlefield of the

Siege of Plevna The siege of Pleven, was a major battle of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878, fought by the joint army of Russia and Romania against the Ottoman Empire. After the Russian army crossed the Danube at Svishtov, it began advancing towards t ...

during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78, specifically the third assault of General

Mikhail Skobelev Mikhail Dmitriyevich Skobelev (russian: Михаил Дмитриевич Скобелев; 29 September 1843 – 7 July 1882), a Russian Empire, Russian general, became famous for his conquest of Central Asia and for his heroism during the Russo ...

's detachment between 30 August and 11 September 1877. Park Scobelev 04

The park is located in a valley called ''Martva dolina'' (Мъртва долина, "Dead Valley") because of the 6,500 killed and injured

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n and

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n soldiers during the battle. Their remains are stored in nine common graves and an ossuary. Dozens of Russian cannons from the war are arranged as batteries in the park, which is a favoured place for walks by the residents of Pleven. The

Pleven Panorama Pleven Epopee 1877, more commonly known as Pleven Panorama, is a panorama located in Pleven, Bulgaria, that depicts the events of the Russo-Turkish War, 1877-78, Russian-Turkish War of 1877–78, specifically the five-month Siege of Plevna (Pleven ...

, another landmark dedicated to the events of the Siege of Plevna, is located in Skobelev Park.

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Skobelev Park-Muzey
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