"The Mystery of the Madara Horseman" Madara by desert_princess

Madara Travel Guide: 2 reviews and 4 photos

The Horseman of Madara is one of the many mysteries in our land. The figure of a horseman is cut into the rock wall high above your head."The only monumental stone relief in Europe, dated from the beginning of VIII century"

It was declared in 1979 by UNESCO as part of its world heritage
here what their site says about it:
"Brief Description
The Madara Rider, representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion, is carved into a 100-m-high cliff near the village of Madara in north-east Bulgaria. Madara was the principal sacred place of the First Bulgarian Empire before Bulgaria's conversion to Christianity in the 9th century. The inscriptions beside the sculpture tell of events that occurred between A.D. 705 and 801. "
The Madara Rider - A UNESCO world heritage site

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In a nutshell:A mystery and cult place

Last visit to Madara: Aug 2004
Intro Updated Dec 14, 2005
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easyoar Jun 18, 2005 at 3:33 PM

First time I have seen Nina writing in Bulgarian (well I presume it is! even without the cyrillic alphabet...). I had never heard of this place - it would be nice to see more!
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hekate Jun 9, 2005 at 4:32 AM

Ot tam imam snimki, shte gi uploadna skoro :) tova s local custom tipa si go biva :)