Lovely decoration Plovdiv: European Capital of Culture 2019 Hypocrates, Hygiea and Aesculap The Amphitheatre of Philippopolis The Stage Stele with ancient Greek inscription Stele with ancient Greek inscription Stele with ancient Greek inscription The House of Distillation One end of the ancient Stadium of Philippopolis Model of the ancient Stadium of Philippopolis Touristy shopping street Architectural variety GyroLand together Flower stall Fast food; smart buildings PIZZALAB Stadium of Philippopolis and Dzhumaya Mosque Interesting side-street Sofia University, 'St. Kliment Ohridski' Ticket for Roman Theatre, Plovdiv Street art Green Library Judge O'Neill's Irish Bar Gelateria Vivaldi Deco door PLOVDIV LENINGRAD MCMLXXX Touristy shopping street The 22nd Olympiad, Moscow, 1988 The 22nd Olympiad, Moscow, 1988 Mid-20th Century Modern mural The House of Distillation 'Dreven y vechen', Plovdiv Will and Janie, the audience A fine view FILO A modern mosaic Constantine getting a serious talking-to Ornate gate Houses with overhanging upper storeys Cobbles Eastern Gate of Philippopolis Glass, metal, trees Bulgarian Monopoly The Last Hero Anglophile AirBnB host Pedestrian bridge full of shops Plovdiv, surrounded by hills Roman hill fort Loom Buildings nearly touching Regional Ethnographic Museum Gossip window and campanile Sturdy archway Regional Ethnographic Museum Regional History Museum Potter Regional History Museum Gossip window Church architecture Handsome house Martin shows us the historical centre Eastern Gate of Philippopolis Stone gent and walking woman Beer for drivers Rooftops Cloud on the mountain Matching shadows, coming and going Looking east along ulitsa Tsar Simeon Contract City That's our flat up there The Nave, St Nikolai of Sofia Church The National Assembly and a green tram Sofia Synagogue K. Pushkarov Banya Bashi mosque A nice sit down Ministry of Education and Science Church of St George Rotunda Church of St George Rotunda Church of St George Rotunda St Kyriaki (Sveta Nedelya) church The National Assembly St Petka Samardjiiska St Petka Samardjiiska St Petka Samardjiiska Column detail The central dome The Altar Pews Venetian polychrome mosaic floor Arch detail Sofia Synagogue Sofia Synagogue Bulgarian and French Typical Islamic decoration Sofia Synagogue Small rose window Arched window The Minbar (pulpit) The upper gallery Lanterns over the prayer area Saint Sofia Monument Carved wooden chair Ornate carved wooden iconostasis Light from the dome's widows illuminate the image… Over the park, St Nikolai Church St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral