Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

BULGARIA 621

PLOVDIV CITY CENTRE

Church of Sveta Bogoroditsa 4

Church of Sveta Marina 2

Hindliyan House 9

Hipokrat Pharmacy 7

History Museum q

Hristo Danov House 5

Icon Museum 8

Imaret Mosque w

Nedkovich House 0

Roman Stadium 1

Roman Theatre 3

State Gallery of Fine Arts 6

E History Museum

pl. Sûedinenie. Tel (032) 229 409.

#10am–5:30pm Mon–Sat. & Thu

(free entrance). 7

Housed in what was intended

to be eastern Rumelia’s new

parliament building, the

museum documents the

reunification of Plovdiv

with Bulgaria in 1885.

Exhibits include declarations,

weaponry, uniforms and

photo graphs of soldiers.

U Imaret Mosque

ul. Han Kubrat.

Dating from 1445, this is one

of more than 50 mosques

built in Plovdiv during the

Ottoman period. Imaret

means “shelter for the home-

less”, and this was the

mosque’s original function. Its

square walls support a central

dome and a minaret with

unusual zigzag brickwork.

VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

145 km (90 miles) SE of Sofia.

* 338,000. k 12km (7 miles)

S of centre. £ @ v 

n 1 Central Square, (032) 656

794. ( daily. _ Folk Festival
     (Aug), Intl Fair (May, Sep).

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Icon of Sts Cyril and Methodius in
the Icon Museum

E Icon Museum
ul. Sûborna 22. # 9am–12:30pm &
1–5:30pm Mon–Sat. &
This interesting museum is
home to a valuable array of
15th and 16th-century icons
collected from churches
under threat during the
Communist years.

P Nedkovich House

ul. Tsanko Lavrenov 3. # 9am–

noon, 1–5pm Mon–Fri. &

This grand house is a fine

example of National Revival

architecture. An interesting

feature is the courtyard struc-

ture with a window to the

street called the klyukarnik

(gossip room), where the

inhabi tants could drink tea

and chat. The rooms contain

many original furnishings,

Room in Nedkovich House, built for

a textile trader in 1863

P Hindliyan House
ul. Artin Gidikov 4. # 9am–5pm
Mon–Fri. &
This elegant house, its pale
blue outer walls decorated
with floral motifs, looks on to
a peaceful courtyard garden.
It was built between 1835 and
1840 for Stepan Hindliyan, a

imported from the East and

West to blend European and

oriental styles.

wealthy Armenian merchant.

The interior has murals depict-

ing the European cities that he

visited. The house also has a

hammam with a marble floor,

and a domed ceiling with tiny

win dows. The first-floor salon

has a stunning panelled ceil-

ing and a marble fountain.

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Railway Station
1.5 km (1 mile)
Airport
1 km (0.6 mile)Bus Station 12 km (7 miles)
Sahat
Tepe
Church of
Sveta Bogoroditsa
State Gallery
of Fine Arts
Hipokrat
Pharmacy
Icon Museum
Hindliyan
House
Nedkovich
House
Church of
Sveta Marina
Roman
Stadium
Hristo Danov
House
Roman
Theatre
History
Museum
Imaret
Mosque
Clock
Tower