Sights in District Pleven

Nowadays there are 33 panoramas all over the world. One of them with the biggest dimensions is constructed in Pleven and  was officially unveiled on 10 December 1977.The memorial is devoted to to five-months battles of Russian army during the Russian-Turkish war 1877-78 as a result of which B...

The monument of Pope John Paul II in the town of Belene was opened on 15 November 2014. The town is the birthplace of the Catholic priest Eugene Bossilkov - one of the four Bulgarian martyrs declared blessed by the Pope during his visit to Bulgaria in 2001The opening ceremony was present by the...

In village of Shiakovo was erected a monument devoted to the local people perished in various wars for Bulgaria. The monument represents a large stone block in the form of a truncated pyramid, with memorial plaque on which are inscribed the names of the dead soldiers.Near the memorial is exposed a...

The Monument of the Apostle of freedom Vasil Levski in village of Shiakovo was erected in July, 2011 on the occasion of 174 anniversary of the hero. The funds for its construction were by donations from companies which cultivate the lands of the village.The monument is situated in a garden, front ...

This funeral memorial in Pordim was built by residents of the town as a sign of gratitude to Elizabeth and Edward Bell Haskell - American missionaries arriving in Pordim in the early 20th century, who contribute a lot to the development of the town.Haskell had held teaching courses for residents of...

The Ossuary-museum in Skobelev park in Pleven is situated near the Pleven panorama (150 meters east of it). It was built in 1978 on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the Battle for Pleven in the Russo-Turkish War. Here are buried the bones of many Russian soldiers and officers who were gave t...

The monument "Mother Bulgaria" in Pleven was erected to mark the 100th anniversary of the liberation of Bulgaria. It is  Located front of the Skobelev park-museum. The statue was made ​​by the sculptor Dimitar Boykov and the architect Atanas Atanasov. It represents a composition of a female figu...