2024

GALLERY OF FINE ARTS (ХУДОЖЕСТВЕНА ГАЛЕРИЯ)

Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center

Built in 1928 to be a school of art, this imposing building was converted into 1985 in art gallery. It now hosts over 4 700 permanent exhibits, including paintings representing the city and its region.

The monument to the Assénides (Assénevtsi) stands opposite. A gigantic communist sculpture of 1985 celebrating the three brothers of the family governing Bulgaria after its liberation from the Byzantine yoke in 1185. Superb 360 ° view of the city!

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