A Symbol of Triumph and Glory: Madara Rider
Language: English
The Madara Rider, representing the figure of a knight triumphing over a lion, is carved into a 100-m-high cliff near the village of Madara in north-east Bulgaria. Madara was the principal sacred place of the First Bulgarian Empire before Bulgaria’s conversion to Christianity in the 9th century. The inscriptions beside the sculpture tell of events that occurred between AD 705 and 801.
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Madara Rider,
Bulgaria,
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Series: NHK World Heritage 100
Type: Documentary
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Publisher: NHK; UNESCO TV
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Series: NHK World Heritage 100
Type: Documentary
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Production and personalities:
Publisher: NHK; UNESCO TV
Coproducer/sponsor: UNESCO WHC
Published in:
Rights: NHK; UNESCO TV
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