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The Hindliyan House is among the most richly decorated Revival homes in Plovdiv — its walls painted with views of Constantinople, Venice and Stockholm.
- Built
- 1834–1835
- Owner
- Stepan Hindliyan
- Today
- house-museum
The merchant from India
The house was built in 1834–1835 for Stepan Hindliyan — a prominent merchant and founder of one of the four wealthiest Armenian families in the city. His business regularly took him to India, the source of the nickname “Hindliyan.”
Source trail: Lost in Plovdiv ↗Murals and a marble bath
The master-decorators Moko and Mavrudi from Chirpan worked more than six months on the murals — pilasters, garlands of floral and geometric ornament, vignettes and landscapes of Constantinople, Venice and Stockholm. The house also keeps an alafranga niche, a marble fountain and its own bath.
Source trail: Lost in Plovdiv ↗A house-museum
Today the Hindliyan House is a museum linked to the neighbouring Balabanov House, and is one of the few houses in Plovdiv to retain its original symmetric plan.
Source trail: Lost in Plovdiv ↗Dating
1900
Source trail: Wikidata — Hindliyan house ↗Architect/builder
not identified in the current public source
Source trail: Wikidata — Hindliyan house ↗Current status
Publicly documented institution, building, or urban site in Plovdiv.
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museum in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Type
- museum and house
- Inception
- 1900
- Address
- ул. „Артин Гидиков“ № 4
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Description and historical context for Hindliyan house.
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Coordinates for Hindliyan house.
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Media and license for Hindliyan house: Casa Hindliyan - 01 (5641181670).jpg.
Source trail: Wikimedia Commons — Casa Hindliyan - 01 (5641181670).jpg ↗
Current status
Publicly documented institution, building, or urban site in Plovdiv.
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- Coordinates
- 42.14995, 24.75128 · wikidata_coordinate
- Built/date
- 1900
- Architect/builder
- not identified in the current public source
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