Category: Vidin Landmarks
Mosque of Osman Pazvantoglu
| March 5, 2011 | Posted by ivailo under Vidin Landmarks |
The library and the mosque of Osman Pazvantoglu in Vidin are built in the period of the Ottoman domination. The library is a square building with a dome from lead sheet-iron and is dedicated to the mother of Osman Pazvantoglu more
Osman Pazvantoglu – a Powerful Rebel Against Sultan Selim III
| March 5, 2011 | Posted by ivailo under Vidin Landmarks |
Osman Pazvantoglu of Vidin (1758 – February 5, 1807) is a controversial historical figure who belongs both to Bulgaria’s and Turkey’s past. Although he was an Ottoman soldier, commander and ruler who dreamed of restoring the Suleyman the Magnificent’s rule, the Muslims refused to bury him in a sacred ground more
History
| March 5, 2011 | Posted by ivailo under Vidin Landmarks |
Bulgaria is a huge empire,with big capital city Bdin.At this time the emperor is Shishman.The land is broad,extensive and beautiful.There are ten navigable rivers,many landscapes and forests more
Baba Vida fortress
| March 5, 2011 | Posted by ivailo under Vidin Landmarks |
Baba Vida is a medieval fortress in Vidin in northwestern Bulgaria and the town’s primary landmark. It consists of two fundamental walls and four towers and is said to be the only entirely preserved medieval castle in the country
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The history museum – Konaka
| March 5, 2011 | Posted by ivailo under Vidin Landmarks |
This original architectural monument was built in the mid 18th century as a building for the police department but subsequently was significantly altered more
The mosque and The Pazvantoglu’s library
| March 5, 2011 | Posted by ivailo under Vidin Landmarks |
The mosque is a massive stone structure with strictly oriental architecture. The high minaret finishes with a heart in the shape of a lance’s edge more
The Synagogue
| March 5, 2011 | Posted by ivailo under Vidin Landmarks |
The presence of a temple of the Spanish Jews in Vidin is mentioned in 1869. The construction of the building, which was one of the most beautiful of this kind in Bulgaria more
Stambul gate
| March 5, 2011 | Posted by ivailo under Vidin Landmarks |
The main gate of the Vidin citadel was erected in the 17th century more
