Pantheon of National Revival Heroes

Ruse, Bulgaria

The Pantheon of National Revival Heroes is a Bulgarian national monument and an ossuary, located in the city of Ruse. The remains of 39 famous Bulgarians are interred there, including: Lyuben Karavelov, Zahari Stoyanov, Stefan Karadzha, Panayot Hitov, Tonka Obretenova, Nikola Obretenov, Panayot Volov, Angel Kanchev, and others; 453 other participants in Botev's detachment, the Chervena Voda detachment, in the April uprising, and other revolutionaries have been honored by inscription of their names in the interior. An eternal fire burns in the middle under the gold-plated dome.

In order to build the Pantheon in 1977, the 'All Saints' church in the old Rousse cemetery was demolished. The new building was opened to visitors on 28 February 1978. After a public discussion in 2001, the Patheon was 'Christianised' by placing a cross on top of its dome. The St Paisius of Hilendar chapel, as well as a museum exposition, were founded at that time.

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Kostur 20, Ruse, Bulgaria
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Hakan Ersoy (2 years ago)
A place to visit to learn about Bulgarian heroes fought against Ottoman Empire . Apart from the guide who tried his best to tell us about this place unfortunately all information was written in Bulgarian. How can you tell your history to the international visitors?
Amanda Stephenson (2 years ago)
Impressive building set in a park. We did not go inside to see the exhibition about the Bulgarian heroes.
Valentin VASILEV (Валентин ВАСИЛЕВ) (4 years ago)
A monument to commemorate not only the Bulgarian heroes who fought for the liberation of Bulgaria, but also those committed themselves for the better future of the country. The interactive videos projected on the walls beneath the dome, will take you on a virtual jurney through the centuries by highlighting facts dates and people.
Klaus Wanderer (6 years ago)
Undergoes renovation as it, indeed, badly needs it. The building itself seems very interesting, would like to revisit when it's finished. I understand it's an osuary of Bulgarian revolutionaries. The park It's in is not very nice, will probably need some work to make it more attractive
Marin Todorov (MarinTodorovMT) (6 years ago)
The building looks good, but when I visited in July 2019 it was being repaired and didn't have the chance to see it from the inside. However if you go there make sure to visit it during the working hours. While there you can enjoy the city parks as well.
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