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2011/03/01

Madara Horseman to Attract More Tourists

In 2009, Madara Horseman was chosen as Bulgaria’s emblem. As a site of world significance it has been put under UNESCO aegis. Annually it is visited by 50000 people while its capacity is for over 500000.

Shumen Municipality, on the territory of which the Horseman is situated, has started procedures via Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture to obtain rights for management and maintenance. The opportunities for attracting financing from the EU funds are huge, the project we have been working on is...

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2009/05/27

Post Stamp with Madara Horseman Released

A post stamp with the Madara Horseman will be released this Thursday on the occasion of the 30th anniversary since the rock relief was put on the UNESCO world heritage list. The stamp will be promoted by Bulgaria's Minister of Culture Stefan Danailov. The jubilee celebration will close on Friday with a concert of virtuoso violin player Mincho Minchev.
The unique monument was proclaimed Bulgaria's symbol a year ago. The municipal council of the town of Shoumen has decided that the whole natural...

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2008/07/01

Bulgaria Choses Madara Horseman as its Symbol

The monumental Madara horseman near Shoumen was selected as the symbol best representing Bulgaria, after voting in a nationwide campaign ended June 29.

The rock relief, which is on Unesco's world heritage list, won ahead of the Cyrillic alphabet, followed by the Tsarevets medieval fortress near Veliko Turnovo, the Bulgarian rose and rose oil, with the Rila Monastery finishing last in the final voting.

The Madara horseman will now be depicted on the Bulgarian euro coins when the country...

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2008/04/16

'Madara Rider' - Most Probable Symbol of Bulgaria

Madasrki Konnik (the Madara Horseman) is the most believable favourite for symbol of Bulgaria in the national campaign ‘the Bulgarian symbol'.
Every Bulgarian citizen will have the opportunity to vote to the end of the present week for his choice of symbol, which to embody Bulgaria's essence in the European Union.

Other eminent pretenders for the title ‘Symbol of Bulgaria' is the ancient tradition of the nestinars (Bulgarian fire-dancers) and the Cyrillic.

Bulgarian symbol has to be...

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2007/08/21

Madara Horseman International Biennale Starts Today

The third international biennale on the “Madara Horseman” sculpture starts today, informed Radio Shoumen.

Sculptors from Hungary, Greece, Romania, Macedonia and Bulgaria will take part in the event.

The opening is in front of the Natural-Historical Reserve “Madara”.

The sculptors will model their creations under the Madara Horseman for 10 days. The closing of the Third international biennale is on 31 August.

The Madara Horseman is a UNESCO World heritage monument. At a height of 23...

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2015/07/27

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