Mysteria
Madara Rider

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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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