![]() RETRO PLOVDIV is a place for walks through the history of Plovdiv. Many old photographs take you back in time, when the city was different and the people different. The collection in the sections below contains 24,260 old photos, maps, plans, books on the history and people of Plovdiv. There are also several interactive historical projects for Plovdiv, which are based on the discussions in the group “Action “Photo Plovdiv” on Facebook. Most of the photos are digital copies of collections in state archives and libraries, but many are from private collections and shared in the group.
RETRO PHOTO CHRONICLE OF PLOVDIV |
Long after the Liberation, Plovdiv was the largest and most developed city in the Bulgarian lands. As the capital of Eastern Rumelia, it flourished in cultural life, production and trade, and after the Union it established itself as the cultural capital of the Kingdom of Bulgaria.![]() ANTIQUITYARCHITECTUREARMYMAIN STREETDOCUMENTSTHE FACES OF PLOVDIVTHE MARITSA RIVER AND THE BRIDGESOTTOMAN HERITAGETHE FAIRSTHE SQUARESTHE TIME OF SOCIALISMPICTURES FROM THE HILLSTHE OLD TOWNSCHOOL INSTITUTIONSFACTORIES AND PRODUCTIONSPHOTOGRAPHERS IN PLOVDIVTHE HILLS OF PLOVDIVTHE CHURCHES OF PLOVDIV... AND MANY OTHER PICTURES! |