St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum
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The St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum (Bulgarian: Параклис-мавзолей „Св. Георги Победоносец“, Paraklis-mavzoley „Sv. Georgi Pobedonosets“) is a mausoleum and memorial Bulgarian Orthodox chapel, as well as a major landmark of Pleven, Bulgaria.
Built between 1903 and 1907 in the Neo-Byzantine style by the architect P. Koychev, whose project won a contest in 1903, it is dedicated to the Russian and Romanian soliders who fell for the Liberation of Bulgaria during the Siege of Pleven of 1877. The remains of many of these soliders are preserved in the mausoleum. The icons in the chapel mausoleum are the work of Bulgarian artists.
The chapel mausoleum bears the name of Saint George, the patron saint of soliders, and is also depicted in the coat of arms of Pleven. It lies on the main Vazrazhdane Square.
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- St George the Conqueror Chapel Mausoleum (Bulgarian). Retrieved on October 25, 2006.
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