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Creators of the Bulgarian State Monument
This massive, Soviet-era hilltop Creators of the Bulgarian State Monument was built in 1981 to commemorate the First Bulgarian Empire's 1300th anniversary. To get here on foot, climb the staircase behind the History Museum. The 3km path leads from the equally Communist Partisan's Monument. The circuitous 5km road going there starts along ul Sv Karel Shkorpil at the History Museum. Go by taxi (3.50 lv one-way), and then just walk back down the steps leading to the city centre.
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History Museum
This brick History Museum on the main road exhibits numerous Thracian and Roman artefacts from Madara, Veliki Preslav and Pliska. Ancient coins, icons and a scale model of the Shumen Fortress as it was in its heyday are also on display.
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Museum Complex of Pancho Vladigerov
One of several National Revival and early-20th-century baroque houses dotted along the cobblestone western section of ul Tsar Osvoboditel is the Museum Complex of Pancho Vladigerov, commemorating Bulgaria's most renowned composer and pianist. The handsome structures include a library, set around a shady courtyard garden.
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Shumen Fortress
Towering over the city from a steep hillside, the Shumen Fortress dates originally to the early Iron Age. It was augmented and reinforced by the Thracians in the 5th century BC, and between the 2nd and 4th centuries AD, the Romans added towers and more walls. It was again fortified later on by the Byzantines, who made it an important garrison.
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Tombul Mosque
Arguably Bulgaria's most beautiful mosque, and definitely the largest still in use, Shumen's Tombul Mosque was built in 1744. Also called the Sherif Halili Pasha Mosque, its Turkish nickname, tombul (plump) refers to the shape of its 25m-high dome. The 40m-high minaret has 99 steps. According to local Muslim belief, the courtyard fountain gushes sacred water. An informative leaflet (in English and French) is available.
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