Bolgar town lies on the shore of Volga river. It contains the evidence of a medieval city.
An early settlement of Volga-Bolgars existed between 7th - 15th centuries, AD.
It was the first capital of the Golden Horde in 13th century.
The big minaret.
Bolgar represents the historical cultural exchanges and transformations of Eurasia.
Khans tomb.
Khans tombs and tombstones.
The white chamber and below is the bath.
The black chamber from the inside.
The small minaret.
Another excavation on the process.
If you click to enlarge, you'll see the black line. It was a line on the ground which tells that the whole city was burned down during the invasion of Mongols. Each later on the ground tells different times of whose occupation. That is according to what materials were laid to make houses.
The minaret and crosses.
The place continue to be the most popular destination for Muslim pilgrims. At the same time, a church is located just beside the mosque. The church is a Russian Orthodox one. People in this small town go yo the same area to pray. They just enter different doors.
I have read the entire history of Volga-Bolgars and it is impossible to retell in one sitting. It is very interesting to know how the east and the west were interconnected at those times. How Mongols achieved such a period in history. Life in this part of the world was quite impressive as the turn of events were pretty rich in culture & now history.
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Hello, what a great tour. I enjoyed city the town of Bolgar. The buildings and history are amazing. I love the crosses in the last photo. Great post, thanks for sharing. Have a happy weekend!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting photos and story! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteSo many stories in our world. Millions of lives, billions really, all entwined in one way or another. These two buildings side by side, that's pretty amazing, isn't it? So close, yet so far apart.
ReplyDeleteHow fascinating to be able to see the layers of civilization. I saw what looked to be an inscription on the tombstone. Do you know what language it is?
ReplyDeleteThese are great photos, Mari. Very interesting to see!
ReplyDeleteVery interesting post and photos. I bet the entire history of this area is very fascinating.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing place. I always love seeing the history in places like this - the area I live in was settled so recently there's not much history.
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful pictures. I love the picture of black chamber from inside. And I love how mosque and church are built next to each other.
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What lovely shots. I really like that minaret.
ReplyDeleteMore beautiful. I would like to venture into Khan's tomb. It looks fascinating. And as someone else said, appreciate the mosque and church side by side. We should all think of things that way.
ReplyDeleteWonderful historical tour!
ReplyDeleteMost interesting post! Great pictures.
ReplyDeletethe tomb and buildings are very interesting.
ReplyDeletewhat amazing history! love it. thx! ( :
ReplyDeleteGood story and nice photos of a place completely unknown to me. Thanks for sharing
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Graciel·la
(my way here is Inspired Sunday)
Your pictures are wonderful! I especially like that last one!
ReplyDeleteEnjoyed your brief history. Fascinating was has transpired in various places through history.
ReplyDeleteSuch a collection
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos from this historic place. The history of places like this is always an amazing thing to learn.
ReplyDeleteYour part of the world has seen so much history and has been very good about maintaining it.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting historical town especially the part about the meeting of the two cultures! This is all so new to me. Back when I was in school, we had very little world history .
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