Bulgarian Royal Residences

[popov_2000]

As we all know there is a castle called Tsarska Bistritza.

I suppose this name has a meaning is it true? Tsarska looks like a sort of adjective, am I right?

While what does bistritza mean?

Tsarska - Royal
Bistritsa - Clean or Pure

[dvoretzky]

Bsitrica means a river with clear water.

[popov_2000]

This is a really cool model of the Royal Palace.
This and other models of a Bulgarian historical buildings are currently on display at the National Assembly in Sofia.

[palimpsest]

Wow, great model! Do you have photos of other models in the same exhibition?

[popov_2000]

Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral:

[popov_2000]

Rila Monastery:

[Robert_Hall]

I hope to be back in Sofia this coming May. It would be great if the models were still on display.

[palimpsest]

Thank you for the photos!
Great models!
My parents visited Rila monastery and they loved it!

[dvoretzky]

Wow, great model! Do you have photos of other models in the same exhibition?

The exhibition's website is http://www.bulgarianadlan.com/.

[popov_2000]

The exhibition's website is http://www.bulgarianadlan.com/.

Thanks!

I never knew that there were a web site dedicated to the exebition.

[dvoretzky]

The Sofia City Prosecutor's office issued a statement revealing that an investigation has been launched into the restitution of property of Vrana Palace.

[palimpsest]

General view of the Monastery of Rila in Bulgaria, on Tuesday, October 11, 2005. The monastery is enlisted in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. (AP Photo/Luxpress/Jean-Claude Ernst)

[gleb]

The Royal Palace from satellite.

Can anyone tell me where Vrana excatly is? I mean near or far from Sofia, north, south, west...?

[ipflo]

Vrana is to the east of Sofia, at the edge of the city.

On http://members.tripod.com/~datacom_bg/asde_engl_home/e_eco_zone_map.html you can find a map where it is.

If you try look in Google Earth where it is on base of this map it is (I think): 42 38 23.06 N 23 25 57.39 E

ipflo

[boyar]

Vrana is to the east of Sofia, at the edge of the city.

On http://members.tripod.com/~datacom_bg/asde_engl_home/e_eco_zone_map.html you can find a map where it is.

If you try look in Google Earth where it is on base of this map it is (I think): 42 38 23.06 N 23 25 57.39 E

ipflo

I think you are right. However, when I go to this location the image is blurred. I am in the United States and maybe that’s why there is no clear image. Can anyone from Europe try to see if they can find better quality?