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Bulgarian Historical Archive with over 1.5 million documents under 700 separate archives covering the work of Bulgarian revolutionaries, economic, cultural and public people from the 18th until the beginning of the 20th century, as well as the history of the independence struggle in Macedonia and Eastern Thrace (see History of Bulgaria).
The Bulgarian Historical Archive (Bulgarian: Български исторически архив) functions as part of the SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library and keeps more than 1.5 million documents and a separate collection "Portraits and Photos" consisting of 80,000 photos all of historical importance for Bulgaria and the Balkans.
During the second half of 2009 there were nearly 100 magazine titles in Bulgaria. [1] There are also editions of international magazines such as Glamour [2] and Grazia in addition to national magazines. [1] The Bulgarian edition of Grazia, an Italian magazine, is the first international spin-off of the magazine. [3]
The centre was initiated at the suggestion of Lyudmila Zhivkova, daughter of the communist leader of the former People's Republic of Bulgaria Todor Zhivkov. The project was designed by a team of Bulgarian and foreign architects led by Alexander Georgiev Barov (1931–1999) along with Ivan Kanazirev. The landscaping of Bulgaria Square in front ...
It was re-established first in 1870 in the form of the Bulgarian Exarchate, and then in the 1950s as the Bulgarian Patriarchate. Sofia Synagogue. The Jewish community in the country numbers less than 2,000 people. Islam came to Bulgaria at the end of the fourteenth century after the conquest of the country by the Ottomans.
Sofia is home to many art galleries. The fine art, also called visual arts, is presented to the public in national, municipal or private galleries, as well as on Internet-based galleries. Permanent, temporary, visiting or mixed expositions of Contemporary, Modern and Renaissance art is being presented. National Art Gallery in Sofia, Bulgaria
The palace have witnessed the country's journey through monarchy and people's republic towards today republic democracy as its inhabitants have played a pivotal role in the history of Bulgaria. Erected in the late 19th century as the royal residence, the palace's architecture blends various styles, with prominent influences from Austrian Neo ...
There was an important uprising against Ottoman rule in Sofia, Samokov and Western Bulgaria in 1737. Sofia entered a period of economic and political decline in the 17th century, accelerated during the period of anarchy in the Ottoman Balkans of the late 18th and early 19th century, when local Ottoman warlords ravaged the countryside. 1831 ...