Veliko Tarnovo through time

Veliko Tarnovo 1930–2023 5 photos of this spot

5 photographs taken at the same spot in Veliko Tarnovo, spanning 1930–2023 — 1 of them from before 1980. Line them up and watch the place change.

A view of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, photographed in 1930. The hillside town served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire from the 12th to 14th centuries and retains its historic Tsarevets fortress.

City View from Jantra in 1930 1930 A view of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, photographed in 1930. The hillside town served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire from the 12th to 14th centuries and retains its historic Tsarevets fortress.

City View from Jantra 2010 Taken in 2010, this photograph looks out over Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, from a vantage point above the Yantra River, which loops around the hillside old town. Veliko Tarnovo served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire from the 12th to 14th centuries.

Most preko reke Jantr 2012 A bridge spanning the Yantra River in Veliko Tarnovo, photographed in 2012. The river loops through the city, which was historically the capital of the medieval Second Bulgarian Empire.

Varusha Veliko Tarnovo, Варуша Велико Търново 2018 The Varusha quarter of Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria's former medieval capital, is shown in this 2018 photograph; the district preserves houses built in the Bulgarian National Revival architectural style.

Veliko Tarnovo 2023 A view of Veliko Tarnovo in August 2023, the former medieval Bulgarian capital whose old houses, many built in the 19th-century Bulgarian National Revival style, cling to slopes above the Yantra River.