Modern period
Dzhumaya square
One of Plovdiv's main squares, laid out above the northern curve of the Roman stadium of Philippopolis.
Story of the place
How to read this place
Dzhumaya square is one of the public squares of central Plovdiv.
- Type
- square
A city square
One of Plovdiv's main squares, laid out above the northern curve of the Roman stadium of Philippopolis. The squares knit together the pedestrian centre and hold part of Plovdiv's civic memory.
Source trail: Wikidata — Dzhumaya square ↗Dating
Modern period
Source trail: Wikidata — Dzhumaya square ↗Architect/builder
not identified in the current public source
Source trail: Wikidata — Dzhumaya square ↗Current status
Publicly documented institution, building, or urban site in Plovdiv.
Open map ↗Public Wikidata record
- Type
- square
Traces and evidence
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Description and historical context for Dzhumaya square.
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Coordinates for Dzhumaya square.
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Media and license for Dzhumaya square: Plovdiv - Bulgarien 019.JPG.
Source trail: Wikimedia Commons — Plovdiv - Bulgarien 019.JPG ↗
Current status
Publicly documented institution, building, or urban site in Plovdiv.
Ownership, care and institutions
The public record used here does not identify a traceable ownership or management history. This page therefore shows only verified institutional and source links.
Connected people
No people are linked in the current knowledge base.
Visit and orientation
- Coordinates
- 42.14779, 24.74798 · wikidata_coordinate
- Built/date
- Modern period
- Architect/builder
- not identified in the current public source
Full event stream
No separate events are linked to this place.
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Around this place
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Then/now
Then Reference photo Dzhumaya Square on an old postcard — then/now
Comparison between the archive image “Dzhumaya Square on an old postcard” and a modern open-licensed image of Dzhumaya square.
Editorial review: This pairing of a historical image and a reference photo was automatically prepared and is shown as a provisional reference; independent editorial review of the visual match, licence and attribution information, and context is still pending.
- Match
- same place, approximate viewpoint
- Then
- Credit: VladislavNedelev Media file Public domain accessed 2026-06-19
- Reference photo
- Credit: Robot8A Media file CC BY-SA 4.0 accessed 2026-07-09
Archive for this place
early 20th c.
Dzhumaya Square on an old postcard
Old postcard of Dzhumaya Square, linked to the square and Roman stadium coordinates.
Editorial review: This archive record was automatically prepared from Wikimedia Commons and is shown as a provisional reference; independent editorial review and more precise georeferencing are still pending.
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Dzhumaya square on old postcard.jpg ↗
early 20th c.
Dzhumaya Square - postcard 2
Second old postcard in the Dzhumaya Square series, used for urban then/now comparison.
Editorial review: This archive record was automatically prepared from Wikimedia Commons and is shown as a provisional reference; independent editorial review and more precise georeferencing are still pending.
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Dzhumaya square on old postcard 2.jpg ↗
early 20th c.
Dzhumaya Square - postcard 3
Third old postcard from the public Commons archive for Dzhumaya Square.
Editorial review: This archive record was automatically prepared from Wikimedia Commons and is shown as a provisional reference; independent editorial review and more precise georeferencing are still pending.
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Dzhumaya square on old postcard 3.jpg ↗