Asen Hristov Zlatarov was born in Haskovo on February 4, 1885. He studied chemistry in Geneva after graduating from high school in Bulgaria. He received his doctorate in chemistry and physics from the University of Grenoble in 1908, when he was just 23 years old. At the years that followed, he

Iron sculptures of the renowned father and son poets, Pencho and Petko Slaveikov, sit on a bench in Slaveikov Square. Petko Rachov Slaveykov (17 November 1827 OS – 1 July 1895 OS) was a poet, publicist, politician, and folklorist from Bulgaria. Pencho Petkov Slaveykov (27 April 1866 O.S.

The neoclassical monument was created in 1907 as a symbol of Bulgarian gratitude to Russian Tsar Alexander II for liberating the nation from Ottoman oppression. It is also a symbol of Bulgaria's freedom and independence. The 14-m statue is a work by the Italian Arnoldo Zocci The monument is made

Statues of Partisans is located in 53-G Graf Ignatiev St., 1142 Center, Sofia, Bulgaria.

Stefan Karadzha, was a Bulgarian national hero, a revolutionary from the national liberation movement, and a significant leader of revolt against the Ottoman Empire. He was born in the Rumelia town of Ichme (today Stefan Karadzhovo), near Yambol, and was said to be a descendant of Momchil

Stefan Nikolov Stambolov was a Bulgarian Prime Minister and regent, as well as a journalist, revolutionary, and poet. He is regarded as one of the most influential and well-known "Founders of Modern Bulgaria," and is frequently referred to as "the Bulgarian Bismarck." In 1875 and 1876, he was

A modest plaza is placed in the center of a circular crossroads where the major city boulevards - Skobelev and Totleben - connect. It is surrounded by trees, and in the middle lies a monument commemorating Bulgaria's freedom from Ottoman domination. Osman Nuri-Pasha, the Ottoman governor, departed

Nesho Bonchev, a Bulgarian literary critic, is commemorated with a monument.

Yordan Radichkov was a Bulgarian dramatist and author. Adelina Angusheva and Galin Tihanov described him as "probably the most prominent voice of Bulgarian literature in the final part of the twentieth century." Some literary critics have dubbed him the "Bulgarian Kafka" or "Gogol

Marin Stoyanov Drinov was a Bulgarian National Revival historian and philologist who lived and worked in Russia for the most of his life. He was a forerunner of Bulgarian historiography. Drinov was a founder member and the first head of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (formerly the Bulgarian

A memorial honoring the "opulchentsi," or Bulgarian volunteer forces that fought with the Russian Army against Ottoman Turkey during the 1877-78 Liberation War, was unveiled in downtown Sofia 131 years after the bloodiest fighting at the Shipka Pass. The monument is placed behind the Military

Evlogi Georgiev was a prominent Bulgarian businessman, banker, and philanthropist. He and his brother Hristo Georgiev made a significant financial contribution to the construction of the Sofia University's main building. Hristo Georgiev was a rich Bulgarian who lived in the 19th century and was