![]() 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 24 900 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.
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.![]() THE LEGACY OF ANTIQUITYARCHITECTUREARMYTHE TRAIN STATIONSTHE MAIN STREETDOCUMENTSKUDOGLU HEALTH BUILDINGTHE NEIGHBORHOODSTHE CINEMA THEATERSTHE PEOPLE OF PLOVDIVTHE MARITSA RIVER AND THE BRIDGESOTTOMAN HERITAGETHE OFFICER'S CLUBTHE FAIRSTHE SQUARESTHE TIME OF SOCIALISMPICTURES FROM ABOVETHE OLD TOWNTHE TUNNELSCHOOL INSTITUTIONSFACTORIES AND PRODUCTIONSTHE PHOTOGRAPHERS IN PLOVDIVTHE HOTELSTHE HILLS OF PLOVDIVTHE CHURCHES OF PLOVDIV... AND MANY OTHER PICTURES! |
ADDITIONALLY COLORED BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOSMost of the photos I have painted myself, but there are some that were printed in color at the time. There are people who prefer to look at the old footage in its authentic form. But many of us would prefer to see that Plovdiv through the eyes of the photographer, rather than reflected on the black and white plaque of their camera. Moreover, we can never know what the original, truly authentic look of the photos was, which may have changed to this day. Very likely they were not necessarily in the degrees of black. In any case, colored photographs remain a fun alternative to the original ones and bring us new emotions and delight to the eye.![]() |
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.site-gallery THE THIRD BULGARIAN KINGDOMThe royal family of old photographs THE THIRD BULGARIAN STATEshown in 104,900 old photographs ![]() |