Roman stadium

The Stadium of Philippopolis was the ancient Roman of Philippopolis, built in the 2nd century AD, during the Roman imperial period. It is among the largest and best preserved buildings from the time of the Roman Empire in the Balkan peninsula.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: ancient Roman stadium
  • Also known as: “Ancient stadium, Plovdiv”, “Plovdiv Roman Stadium”, and “Stadium of Philippopolis”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Djumaya Mosque and Roman theatre of Philippopolis.

Mosque
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The Dzhumaya Mosque, also known as the Friday Mosque, is a located in , in the of . Located in the centre of Plovdiv, the mosque was built in 1363–1364 on the site of the Sveta Petka Tarnovska Cathedral Church after the conquest of Plovdiv by the Ottoman army.

Archaeological site
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The is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern , , once the ancient city of Philippopolis. is situated 260 metres east of Roman stadium.

Museum
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The Plovdiv Regional is a museum of ethnography in , . Since 1938, it has occupied the 1847 house of the merchant, Argir Kuyumdzhioglu, in the city's Old Town. is situated 490 metres northeast of Roman stadium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kapana and Old Plovdiv.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of 's hills: , Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.

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is a city in Central-South , the second-largest in the country and one of the oldest cities in . Due to the remnants of its colourful past, it's one of the most popular tourist destinations in Bulgaria.

Roman stadium

Latitude
42.14775° or 42° 8′ 52″ north
Longitude
24.74809° or 24° 44′ 53″ east
Open location code
8GJ64PXX+36
Open­Street­Map ID
way 378627103
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q7205170
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Roman stadium” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Պլովդիվի հռոմեական մարզադաշտ”
  • Bulgarian: “Античен стадион”
  • Bulgarian: “Римски стадион (Пловдив)”
  • Chinese: “普羅夫迪夫羅馬競技場”
  • French: “stade romain de Plovdiv”
  • French: “Stade romain de Plovdiv”
  • Italian: “Stadio antico”
  • Japanese: “プロヴディフの円形競技場”
  • Persian: “استادیوم فیلیپوپولیس”
  • Slovak: “Antický štadión”
  • Slovenian: “Stadion v Filipopolisu”
  • Spanish: “Estadio romano de Filipópolis”
  • Spanish: “Estadio romano”
  • Turkish: “Philippopolis Stadyumu”
  • Ukrainian: “Стадіон Філіпополіса”

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