The tomb of the renowned Bulgarian writer Ivan Vazov is situated in the garden behind the Church of St. Constantine and Helena in the heart of Sofia. It has remained untouched since 1921, when Vazov was buried with tremendous pomp and circumstance by the whole Bulgarian population. The monument is

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

Vasil Angelov Petleskov was a Bulgarian rebel who led the Bratsigovo April Uprising. On January 1, 1845, he was born in Bratsigovo, then part of the Ottoman Empire. His father, Nayden Velchev, is from the hamlet of Oresz, and his family is from Kastoria. Vasil's father died when he was four or

The Tsar Liberator Monument (Bulgarian: амeтник на ар освоодител, Pametnik na Tsar Osvoboditel) is an equestrian monument in Sofia, Bulgaria's capital. It was built to commemorate Russian Emperor Alexander II, who rescued Bulgaria from Ottoman domination during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78.