St. George's Day Military Parade
Description
» next entryoverview« previous entry| Object: | St. George's Day Military Parade |
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| Description: | Street photograph of several groups of men wearing military uniforms and standing in parade formation. The group in the foreground are holding their hats in their hands, while the groups in the background are wearing helmets. |
| Comment: | 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.459 /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 186mm 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 756-3 |
| 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.460 |
