Alyosha Monument

Alyosha is an 11-metre tall reinforced concrete statue of a Soviet soldier on Bunarjik Hill in , . The statue tops a 6-metre pedestal lined with granite.
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  • Type: Monument
  • Description: 11-metre-tall ferroconcrete statue of a Soviet soldier on Bunarjik Hill in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Alyosha Monument, Plovdiv” and “Альоша”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Roman theatre of Philippopolis and Boris Hristov House of Culture.

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 1¼ km east of Alyosha Monument.

Theater building
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is a theater building, which is situated 500 metres southeast of Alyosha Monument.

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. is situated 1 km northeast of Alyosha Monument.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plovdiv and Kapana.

Photo: Ilia Markov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.

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.

Alyosha Monument

Latitude
42.14374° or 42° 8′ 38″ north
Longitude
24.73776° or 24° 44′ 16″ east
Open location code
8GJ64PVQ+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 80318926
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Wiki­data ID
Q4063802
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Tatar—“Alyosha Monument” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ալյոշա”
  • Bashkir: “Алёша (һәйкәл, Пловдив)”
  • Bashkir: “Алёша”
  • Belarusian: “Помнік Алёша”
  • Bulgarian: “Паметник на Съветската армия в Пловдив”
  • French: “monument d’Aliocha à Plovdiv”
  • French: “Monument d’Aliocha à Plovdiv”
  • Hebrew: “אנדרטת אליושה”
  • Italian: “Monumento ad Al’oša”
  • Russian: “Алёша”
  • Russian: “Памятник Воину-освободителю (Болгария)”
  • Russian: “Памятник Воину-освободителю (Пловдив)”
  • Russian: “Памятник советскому солдату (Пловдив)”
  • Slovak: “Pamätník Sovietskej armády (Plovdiv)”
  • Slovak: “Pamätník Sovietskej armády”
  • Tatar: “Алёша”

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