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Monument to the Liberators in the City Garden of Kardzhali
It symbolizes the liberation of the Eastern Rhodopes from the Ottoman Empire and their accession to the borders of Bulgaria in 1912. This is the first monument built in Kardzhali.The bones of 36 Bulgarian officers and soldiers who died in the battle for the liberation of the city are laid in the mound beneath it. The monument was built with donations from patriotic people from Kardzhali. It is built on the site of a former small chapel, which was the only Christian church in the area at the beginning of the last century.
In 1939, Kardzhali citizens set up the monument to honor the people from other Bulgarian cities who had made a heroic self sacrifice and thus helped liberate the city. There is documented evidence that thirty-three people from all over Bulgaria were killed in the hostilities.
The monument to the liberators was put up in the central city park, in the most spacious and presentable place in the administrative center of the Eastern Rhodopes. Yaver pasha’s summer house used to be situated there initially. After 1912, it was converted into a chapel for the needs of the Christian population in Kurdzhali.In 1928, it became a church named "St. George ".
Description of the monument – there are two soldiers -one is carrying the Bulgarian flag and the other is carrying a knife, as if just about to attack. The memorial is placed on a flat area on top of the mound. There is a large staircase with two banisters, carved into the mound, that lead to its foot. The bones of the twenty-nine soldiers who died in Kardzhali during the Balkan war were placed in the mound under the monument to the liberators.
The official opening and dedication of the monument took place on May 28th, 1939 - the day of celebration Christian "Pentecost."Then, for the first time since 1912, the liberation of the city and region was celebrated with festivities on May, 27th , 28th and 29th . On May 28th, many people came to the city park.Students,visitors, businessmen and others from Kardzhali and the neighbouring regions were among the people who took part in the festivities. The program for the events included an official ceremony with fireworks at the monument. There were special lighting effects and illuminations as well as a torchlight procession.
Kardzhali was liberated on October, 21st. Since 1973,the day has been annually celebrated as a municipal holiday through concerts and commemorative events.
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