In the morning, the Kadlin’s program director provided a presentation to talk about History of the Balkans. It made us to realize that Balkans has a very complicated history with a lot of wars with the Ottomans and among themselves. He also talked about their departing from communism in recent years.
The guide took us walking along the city garden and finally to the St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum. It is a mausoleum and memorial Bulgarian Orthodox chapel, as well as a major landmark of Pleven. It is dedicated to the Russian and Romanian soldiers who fell for the Liberation of Bulgaria during the Siege of Plevna of 1877.
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| St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum |
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| St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum |
We also visited Pleven Panorama which is located in Pleven, Bulgaria, that depicts the events of the Russian-Turkish War of 1877–78, specifically the five-month Siege of Plevna (Pleven Epopee) which made the city internationally famous and which contributed to the Liberation of Bulgaria after five centuries of Ottoman rule.
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| Pleven Panorama |
The panorama hall is 40 m in diameter. The 115 m-long and 15 m-wide panorama canvas that shows the dramatic episodes of the Third Battle of Pleven is hung there. The atmosphere of the trenches is reproduced at the foot of the canvas with replicas of typical objects and weapons from the period.
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| In front of panorama canvas |
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| Panorama canvas |
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| Display in Pleven Panorama |
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