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Modern period, 1892

Tzar Simeon Garden

A public site in the city of Plovdiv, dating to 1892.

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Tzar Simeon Garden
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Tsar Simeon's Garden is the heart of green Plovdiv — created in 1892 by the “minister of flowers” Lucien Chevalas and famous for its Singing Fountains.

Created
1892
Designer
Lucien Chevalas
Highlight
Singing Fountains

The minister of flowers

The garden was created in 1892 for the First Bulgarian Agricultural-Industrial Exhibition by the Swiss gardener Lucien Chevalas (1840–1921) — on the site of an old Turkish cemetery. For his contribution to the city, Chevalas was declared an honorary citizen of Plovdiv in 1901.

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The Singing Fountains

In the south-western corner of the park lies the lake with the Singing Fountains — a show of water, music and light that, in the summer season, plays every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 21:00.

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Today and what to notice

Current status

Publicly documented institution, building, or urban site in Plovdiv.

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Public Wikidata record

Type
urban park
Inception
1892
Location
Plovdiv
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Traces and evidence

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.

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Coordinates
42.14195, 24.74720 · wikidata_coordinate
Built/date
1892
Architect/builder
not identified in the current public source
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Then/now

Reference photo: Prince’s Garden in Plovdiv — then/now Then Reference photo

Prince’s Garden in Plovdiv — then/now

Comparison between the archive image “Prince’s Garden in Plovdiv” and a modern open-licensed image of Tzar Simeon Garden.

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.

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same place, approximate viewpoint
Then
Credit: Unknown author Media file Public domain accessed 2026-06-19
Reference photo
Credit: David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada Media file CC BY 2.0 accessed 2026-07-09

Archive for this place

Prince’s Garden in Plovdiv
Unknown author · Public domain

early 20th c.

Prince’s Garden in Plovdiv

Historic garden view linked to the modern Tsar Simeon Garden park record.

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.

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