Monument Asenid

Crossing the Stambolov bridge we accessed a nearly half island or peninsula formed by the river in its winding Yantra Veliko step. Asenid The monument commemorates the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom and its czars. In it Asen, Petur, Kaloyan and Ivan Asen II are represented atop their horses with a great sword which at a glance looks like a large black obelisk. These four czars ruled between 1185 and 1241. The Monument Asenid welcomed us to the city the first day of our trip as we gazed at it from the balcony of the hotel as well as from any River City viewpoint.