Pleven Panorama — Attraction in Pleven

Beautiful place, showing the history of the region. Well maintained and organized. There are tours with a guide every half an hour. There is a free parking on the side of the building. The exhibits are also handicap accessible. The price to get in is reasonable, there is additional fee, which must be paid if you would like to take pictures on the third floor. Once you get to the top floor, the real experience begins; there is a 360 view of a real battle field with war items everywhere. What's really amazing is that the real items and the battle field merge with the walls, which are painted as an extension of a distance view. It is done in such a way that it creates a surreal sensation. I highly recommend visiting this place, it is...

Pleven Panorama (Панорама "Плевенска епопея") is one of the three war museums in Bulgaria as a whole.

It provides all historical stories about the battle in Pleven, involving Bulgarian, Russian and Romanian soldiers against the Ottoman armies. This Pleven battle eventually led to Bulgaria's independence from the Ottoman "yoke".

The top floor has an amazing painting which is 15m high and 115m long, and done by only 13 artists within 4 months.

Most impressive of all is that this museum was built purely by the Bulgarian people's donation without any government budget. The great people have created a great museum to make a history of the great battle for freedom.

It is a must place for anyone who visits Pleven and indeed...

The giant 150 metre panorama of the battle of Pleven is truly a masterwork. You find yourself transported in the middle of the battlefield, surrounded by earthworks and trenches, discarded weapons and uniforms, with munitions and cannonballs strewn about. The real elements blend seamlessly with the painting, creating the illusion of 3D as if you’re really standing there.

The painting itself is meticulously detailed, with hundreds of soldiers locked in fierce battle, and columns of reinforcements coming from all directions, thousands strong. Everything is recreated in meticulous detail, down to the buildings of the then small town of Pleven down the hill. It’s indeed...