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Plovdiv
The city of Plovdiv is the main spatial record for events connected with the whole city rather than a specific building, street or archaeological site.
Current status
Modern city and municipal center; used as a general spatial link in the historical knowledge base.
Visit and orientation
- Coordinates
- 42.14209, 24.74145 · city_centroid
- Built/date
- Across all eras
- Architect/builder
- not identified in the current public source
Then/now
Then Now Plovdiv photographed by Ivan Karastoyanov — then/now
Comparison between the archive image “Plovdiv photographed by Ivan Karastoyanov” and a modern open-licensed image of Plovdiv.
- Match
- same place, approximate viewpoint
- Then
- Credit: Ivan Karastoyanov Media file Public domain accessed 2026-06-19
- Now
- Credit: Ilia Markov from Sofia, Bulgaria Media file CC BY-SA 2.0 accessed 2026-06-19
Archive for this place
c. 1908
Plovdiv photographed by Ivan Karastoyanov
Panoramic urban archive photograph, georeferenced to central Plovdiv for broad historical orientation.
Source: Wikimedia Commons — Plovdiv Ivan Karastoyanov.jpg ↗
1928
Map of the Plovdiv - Stanimaka railway
Archive map from the Bulgarian Archives State Agency collection, used as a starter georeferenced cartographic layer for Plovdiv.
Source: Wikimedia Commons — BASA-3K-7-334-14-Map of Plovdiv - Stanimaka railway.jpeg ↗