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King Boris III at a military parade on St. George's Day

King Boris III at a military parade on St. George's Day, © St. Cyril and St. Methodius National LibraryenlargeKing Boris III at a military parade on St. George's Day, © St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library

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Object:King Boris III at a military parade on St. George's Day
Description:Outdoor photograph of men carrying swords and wearing military uniforms with insignias of honour. The man in the foreground is standing on a carpet, looking at soldiers marching by with their horses.
Comment:King Boris III and officers 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.
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Date:1937
Location:Sofia
Country:Bulgaria
Type:Photograph
Creator:Karastoyanov, Bozhidar Dimitrov, (Photographer)
Dimensions:Artefact: 185mm x 134mm
Image: 168mm x 117mm
Format:Not specified
Technique:Not specified
Keywords:700 Armed Forces
710 Military Technology
770 Religious Beliefs > 771 General Character of Religion
770 Religious Beliefs > 778 Sacred Objects and Places
780 Religious Practices > 782 Propitiation
780 Religious Practices > 788 Ritual
640 State
550 Individuation and Mobility > 551 Personal Names
Copyright:Национална Библиотека "Св. св. Кирил и Методий"
Archive:St. Cyril and St. Methodius National Library, Inv. No.: C II 760-3
License:This picture is licensed under Creative Commons [CC BY-NC-ND 3.0]
Editor:Anelia Kassabova
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