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Tsarevets fortress
It is situated in Veliko Tarnovo, a city in the central part of northern Bulgaria which served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 – 1396) and the home of the Bulgarian Tsars from that period.
Veliko Tarnovo became the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire in 1185 AD, after the uprising of the Bulgarian brothers Asen and Peter. It was a revolt of the Bulgarians living in the Byzantine Empire and was caused by an increase of the imperial taxes that led to resurrecting the independent medieval Bulgarian state conquered by Byzantium in 1018 AD.
After creating the new Empire, the brothers made Tsarevets the main fortress and it was considered the most impregnable and the most important one in Bulgaria, often compared with Rome and Constantinople in magnificence.
However, in 1393, Tsarevets was conquered by the Ottoman forces and burned down. The restoration of the fortress began in 1930 and was completed in 1981, in honor of the 1300 anniversary from the establishment of the Bulgarian state (681 AD).
Tsarevets fortress
It is situated in Veliko Tarnovo, a city in the central part of northern Bulgaria which served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185 – 1396) and the home of the Bulgarian Tsars from that period.
Veliko Tarnovo became the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire in 1185 AD, after the uprising of the Bulgarian brothers Asen and Peter. It was a revolt of the Bulgarians living in the Byzantine Empire and was caused by an increase of the imperial taxes that led to resurrecting the independent medieval Bulgarian state conquered by Byzantium in 1018 AD.
After creating the new Empire, the brothers made Tsarevets the main fortress and it was considered the most impregnable and the most important one in Bulgaria, often compared with Rome and Constantinople in magnificence.
However, in 1393, Tsarevets was conquered by the Ottoman forces and burned down. The restoration of the fortress began in 1930 and was completed in 1981, in honor of the 1300 anniversary from the establishment of the Bulgarian state (681 AD).