Tsarska Bistritsa
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42°15′30″N 23°35′44″E / 42.25833°N 23.59556°E Tsarska Bistritsa ("
The hunting lodge was nationalized after 1945, when Bulgaria became a Communist state. The democratic changes of 1989 led to the controversial return of the palace to Simeon II, the last monarch of Bulgaria and afterwards a politician, in October 2002.[1]
The architecture of Tsarska Bistritsa combines, in the spirit of Romanticism, elements of the authentic Bulgarian National Revival style with other European architectural styles and alpine architecture. A cabin from the transatlantic ship New America is part of the interior. It was either a gift from the captain or won by Ferdinand during a poker game. The wooden ceilings and columns in the lodge are richly decorated in a Bulgarian style. Tsarska Bistritsa also has the royal family's collection of hunting trophies filled up for more than half a century.
The palace is powered by a
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Royal hunting trophies -
Power station exterior -
Power station interior
References
- ^ ""Бистрица" дадена без документи - Standart / Стандарт - standartnews.com". 23 May 2006. Archived from the original on 23 May 2006.
Sources
- Official site of H.M. King Simeon II
- Peteva, Antoaneta (2002-09-13). "Kalina dreaming to live in Tsarska Bistritsa" (in Bulgarian). Standart News. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
- Varbanova, Pavlina (2006-09-29). "In Tsarska Bistritsa" (in Bulgarian). BGLog.net. Retrieved 2006-10-11.
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