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ROMAN FORUM (РИМСКИ РИМСКИ)

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2024
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2024

The ruins of the rectangular forum dating from the time of Emperor Vespasian lie at the heart of the modern city center.

Under the cobblestones, the stadium! In the heart of the modern city center, anachronistically, we discover the exhumed ruins of the Philippopolis stadium, built in the early 2nd century AD under the reign of Emperor Hadrian. Measuring 240 m long and 50 m wide, the facility could accommodate up to 30,000 spectators, who thrilled to the spectacular games organized by the General Assembly of the Province of Thrace. In their honor, the Philippopolis mint struck coins depicting the face of the ruling emperor and the types of sporting events held in the ancient stadium. Since 2021, the archaeological finds in the eastern sector of the Philippopolis Ancient Stadium, located beneath the Star Gallery shopping center (H&M store in the main pedestrian street) and Excelsior shopping center, have been open to visitors. All the excavated parts of the Roman stadium are on display. Spread over an area of 11 ha, surrounded by stores and public buildings, the Roman stadium stretched over what is today the heart of the modern city, a stone's throw from the Great Mosque. The site has been perfectly preserved and enhanced. In the basement, 3D projections on a large screen are programmed, with a reconstruction of a missing part of the stadium and ancient sports games. Night-time illumination of the stadium. A clash of eras and a contemporary integration of Antiquity with today's bustling city life.

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Visited in september 2023
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Situé non loin de la fin de la rue piétonne ces vestiges de forum romain sont bien mis en valeur, de plus vous pouvez les observer sur la terrasse surplombant le site et y descendre par des escaliers pour y détailler les restes des bâtiments et vestiges, des pancartes explicatives seront là pour vous guider. C'est grandiose ne pas manquer de voir en hauteur sur un des ses côtés un bar café du plus bel effet.
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Le forum romain est très bien conservé. Il se situe sous la principale rue piétonne. On peut voir son extrémité et même prendre un café en le surplombant. Il est également visible à partir d'une petite galerie commerciale au centre de la rue.

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