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 over 27 000 old photos, old 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.

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RETRO PHOTO CHRONICLE OF PLOVDIV

And for the most impatient I have prepared this separate page with photos for 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.

THE LEGACY OF ANTIQUITY

ARCHITECTURE

ARMY

THE TRAIN STATIONS

THE MAIN STREET

DOCUMENTS

KUDOGLU HEALTH BUILDING

THE NEIGHBORHOODS

THE CINEMA THEATERS

THE PEOPLE OF PLOVDIV

THE MARITSA RIVER AND THE BRIDGES

OTTOMAN HERITAGE

THE OFFICER'S CLUB

THE FAIRS

THE SQUARES

THE TIME OF SOCIALISM

PICTURES FROM ABOVE

THE OLD TOWN

THE TUNNEL

SCHOOL INSTITUTIONS

FACTORIES AND PRODUCTIONS

THE PHOTOGRAPHERS IN PLOVDIV

THE HOTELS

THE HILLS OF PLOVDIV

THE CHURCHES OF PLOVDIV

... AND MANY OTHER PICTURES!

Older shots

Newer shots

Plovdiv in paintings

Plovdiv of graphics and engravings

Plans of Plovdiv

Plovdiv on the old maps

Books and articles

Famous people in Plovdiv

Architectural map of Plovdiv

Memories from "Photo Plovdiv Action"

The history of the Bulgarian national liberation struggles and the development of Bulgaria after Liberation.

A huge collection of photos, documents, maps and video materials reflecting the development of Bulgaria after Liberation and the upsurge of the country's economic and cultural life.