Profit-Yielding Building

Ruse


This huge, gloriously titled neo-baroque building dominates the western end of pl Svoboda. Built between 1898 and 1902 by Viennese architects, it was intended as a home for the Dramatic Theatre (which is still here) and several shops. The rents from these were used to fund local schools, hence the name. These days it also houses a few restaurants.


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1. Monument to Freedom

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2. City Hall

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3. Clock Tower

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The clock tower, on the site of Bulgaria's first insurance company, is a popular meeting point.

4. Sveta Troitsa Church

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6. Museum of the Urban Lifestyle in Ruse

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7. Roman Fortress of Sexaginta Prista

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8. Ruse Regional Museum of History

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