St. George's Day Military Parade
Description
» next entryoverview« previous entry| Object: | St. George's Day Military Parade |
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| Description: | A man in profile, wearing a military uniform and holding a hat and a sword in his left hand, is kneeling on the ground at the centre of the image. He is surrounded by men in Orthodox priests' vestments and in military uniforms, all of whom are likewise kneeling. |
| Comment: | King Boris III, Bulgarian officers and priests at a military tattoo. St. George's Day (23 April in the Julian calendar, which corresponds to 6 May in the Gregorian calendar) is the day of the Bulgarian Army, made official by a decree of Knyaz Alexander of Bulgaria on 9 January 1880. Parades are organized in the capital Sofia to present the best of the army's equipment and manpower. | Relations: | /o:vase.458 /o:vase.460 /o:vase.461 /o:vase.462 /o:vase.463 /o:vase.464 /o:vase.465 |
| Date: | 1937 |
| Location: | Sofia |
| Country: | Bulgaria |
| Type: | Photograph |
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| Creator: | Karastoyanov, Bozhidar Dimitrov, (Photographer) |
| Dimensions: | Artefact: 135mm x 185mm Image: 117mm x 169mm |
| Format: | Not specified |
| Technique: | Not specified |
| Copyright: | Национална Библиотека "Св. св. Кирил и Методий" |
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| Archive: | St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library, Inv. No.: С ІІ 756-2 |
| License: | This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0] |
| Editor: | Anelia Kassabova |
| Permalink: | https://gams.uni-graz.at/o:vase.459 |
