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Monument to the Asen dynasty in their capital Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, sculptor prof. Krum Damianov. The Asen dynasty (Bulgarian: Асеневци, Asenevtsi, Romanian: Asănești) founded and ruled a medieval Bulgarian state, called in modern historiography the Second Bulgarian Empire, between 1185 and 1280.
Jul 22, 2016 · A monument to the Asen dynasty in the center of the city marked 800 years after the Asen brothers proclaimed Veliko the capital. Ivan and Peter ruled the newly liberated Bulgaria together...
The monument to the Assen Dynasty is dedicated to the kings Assen, Peter, Kaloyan and Ivan Assen II. It was built in 1985 with the celebration of 800 years since the brothers Assen and Peter’s rebellion. The sword, around which the four Assens are situated, symbolizes the power and the rise of medieval Bulgaria. Assens […]
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This colossal monument was built for the 800th anniversary of the Asen and Petar's uprising and the restoration of the Bulgarian state after two centuries under Byzantium rule.
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Asen's Fortress (Bulgarian: Асенова крепост, romanized: Asenova krepost), identified by some researchers as Petrich (Петрич), is a medieval fortress in the Bulgarian Rhodope Mountains, 2 to 3 kilometres (1.2 to 1.9 mi) south of the town of Asenovgrad, on a high rocky ridge on the left bank of the Asenitsa River. Asen's ...
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In the shape of a sky-piercing sword and dominating Veliko Târnovo's river views, this 1985 monument celebrates medieval Bulgarian might. The horsemen flanking its central column are Asenevtsi brothers Asen, Petar and Kaloyan and Asen's son Ivan, under whom Bulgaria flourished in the 12th and 13th centuries.
On Alexander Stamboliyski Street in the town of Veliko Tarnovo is the majestic monument “Assenevtsi”, also called “The Horsemen”. The monument is a creation of impressive size, was created to honor the great Bulgarian kings Assen, Peter, Kaloyan and Ivan Assen II.
