World Heritage Identification Number: 43
World Heritage since: 1979
Category: Cultural Heritage
Transboundary Heritage: No
Endangered Heritage: No
Country: 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
Continent: Europe
UNESCO World Region: Europe and North America
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The Enigmatic Equestrian Sculpture: The Madara Rider
The Madara Rider, officially recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, stands tall amidst the verdant landscapes of northeastern Bulgaria. This remarkable piece of art, etched into a towering cliff near the village of Madara, presents an intriguing blend of history, culture, and artistic prowess.
More to come…UNESCO Description of the World Heritage Site
The Madara Rider, representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion, is carved into a 100-m-high cliff near the village of Madara in north-east Bulgaria. Madara was the principal sacred place of the First Bulgarian Empire before Bulgaria’s conversion to Christianity in the 9th century. The inscriptions beside the sculpture tell of events that occurred between AD 705 and 801.
Encyclopedia Record: Madara Rider
The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman is a large early medieval rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria, near the village of Madara. The monument is dated to the very late 7th or more often the very early 8th century, during the reign of the Bulgar Khan Tervel. In 1979, the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Additional Site Details
Area: 1.2 hectares
(iii) — Unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition
Coordinates: 43.277375 , 27.118894
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