Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria

Shumen, Bulgaria

The Monument to 1300 Years of Bulgaria (Bulgarian: 1300), also known as the Founders of the Bulgarian State Monument, is a large monument built on a plateau above the city of Shumen, Bulgaria. It was built in 1981 to commemorate the 1300th anniversary of the First Bulgarian Empire. The monument is built in concrete in a Cubist style, and was designed by Bulgarian sculptors Krum Damyanov and Ivan Slavov. It is reached by a processional concrete stairway from Shumen, or by road. It stands at a height of 450 m above sea level and can be seen from 30 km away. The monument was featured on the cover of Daniel Caesar's 2017 debut album Freudian.

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