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About
About Madara Rider
The Madara Rider or Madara Horseman (Bulgarian: Мадарски конник, Madarski konnik) is a large early medieval rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria, near the village of Madara. The monument is dated to the very late 7th or more often the very early 8th century, during the reign of the Bulgar Khan Tervel. In 1979, the monument was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 710 CE
- Excavation
- Not applicable
On the ground
Structures & features
43.2767° N · 27.1196° E · 1 mapped feature
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