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National Revival, 19th c.
The Old Town (Old Plovdiv)
An architectural-historical reserve on Nebet, Dzhambaz and Taksim Tepe, famous for its 19th-c. Revival houses — such as the Kuyumdzhioglu House (1847, now the Ethnographic Museum). It has been on UNESCO's tentative list since 2004.
Current status
Publicly documented historic site; detailed visiting status still needs verification.
Visit and orientation
- Coordinates
- 42.14982, 24.75267 · wikidata_coordinate
- Built/date
- National Revival, 19th c.
- Architect/builder
- not identified in the current public source
Then/now
Then Now Street in Philippopolis, January 1878 — then/now
Comparison between the archive image “Street in Philippopolis, January 1878” and a modern open-licensed image of The Old Town (Old Plovdiv).
- Match
- same place, approximate viewpoint
- Then
- Credit: Unknown author Media file Public domain accessed 2026-06-19
- Now
- Credit: Faces&&Places Media file CC BY 2.0 accessed 2026-06-19
Archive for this place
January 1878
Street in Philippopolis, January 1878
Early photograph of a street in Philippopolis/Plovdiv, georeferenced to the Old Town as approximate urban context.
Source: Wikimedia Commons — 0530 Вид на одну из улиц Филиппополя (Пловдива), январь 1878.jpg ↗