site.btaParticipants of BTA Conference in Veliko Tarnovo Lay Flowers to Monument To The Hanged

Participants of BTA Conference in Veliko Tarnovo Lay Flowers to Monument To The Hanged
Participants of BTA Conference in Veliko Tarnovo Lay Flowers to Monument To The Hanged
From left to right: Veliko Tarnovo Municipal Council Chair Ventsislav Spirdonov, journalist Boyko Vassilev, Sofia University Rector Prof. Georgi Valchev and BTA Director General Kiril Valchev at the Monument to the Hanged in Veliko Tarnovo, March 22, 2026 (BTA Photo/Biser Todorov)

Participants in the conference dedicated to the 150th anniversary of the 1876 April Uprising laid flowers at the Monument to the Hanged in Veliko Tarnovo on Sunday.

BTA Director General Kiril Valchev, Sofia University Rector Prof. Georgi Valchev, journalist Boyko Vassilev and Municipal Council Chair Ventsislav Spirdonov paid their respects at the monument, which one of the first monuments erected in Bulgaria in honor of the April Uprising. It was built in 1883, designed by the Italian architect Giovanni Mosuti and was opened in 1885. 

BTA's series of conferences are part of a joint initiative with Bulgarian National Television (BNT) and Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), called “14 Centuries of Bulgaria in Europe”, aiming to commemorate anniversaries in Bulgarian history that are significant for European history through to 2032, when 1,400 years will be marked since the establishment of the first Bulgarian state in Europe - Old Great Bulgaria.

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