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The Chivalric Baba Vida Castle

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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It is the only medieval castle in the country of Bulgaria. It is one of the primary landmarks of the city, located on the North West side in Vidin. The caste has two main fundamental walls and four towers. It is the only saved castle in the Bulgarian territory after facing the days of wars and obscurity for over 2000 years. The construction of this royal castle started in the 10th century and it was placed on the Ancient Roman tower. It is also known as the legend of Baba Vida. The story of this castle says that there was a king named Danubian who ruled Vidin he had three daughters Kula, Gamza and Vida. Before his death he divided kingdom among the three daughters and eldest one was Vida and Vidin and the north sides of Carpathians was given to her while Zajecar and Timok Valley was given to  [...]

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St Alexander Nevski Cathedral Church Sofia Bulgaria

Thursday, December 10, 2009

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Travel to St Alexander Nevski Cathedral church (Hram-pametnik Aleksander Nevski) is fabulous experience. It is located in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria. It is built in Neo-Byzantine style it is a cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the largest cathedrals in the world. It is one of the symbols of Sofia and major tourist attractions. It has the area of 3170 meters and capacity of 5,000 people inside. It has a gold plated dome which is 45 meters high with a bell tower of 50.52 meters. It has 12 bells with total weight of 23 tons and there are two bells which have the highest weigh of 12 and 10 tons. The interiors of this church are decorated with Italian marble with different colors. The holy church has prayers written in it which is called as Lord’s Prayers with  [...]

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