Bulgarian Castle

In 1185 Bulgarians freed themselves from Byzantine rule. They established an empire that lasted about 145 years before Serbs, and then Turks, conquered the region. This castle, which dates from that period, stands in Nessebur, in east-central Bulgaria.

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