Baba Vida fortress

Me at the ancient 13th century fortress of Baba Vida in Vidin, Bulgaria

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May 10th 2013
<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Vidin, Bulgaria The “port” of Vidin is a good example of the failure of communist concrete. The Romans perfected concrete construction 2,000 years ago, but when the communists in Eastern Europe decided to construct concrete apartment structures and office buildings they apparently failed to read the recipe correctly. Not only are the bui ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria » Vidin Province » Vidin

The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... ... read more

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