The Madara Rider (Madarski konnik) - Madara village, Bulgaria, Europe


Early medieval large rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau, east of Shumen, near the village of Madara - northeastern Bulgaria. Depicts a horseman 23 m above ground level in an almost vertical cliff - 100 m high. The monument is dated to 710 AD.


Size: 5400px × 3615px
Location: Madara Plateau, Madara village, Bulgaria, Europe
Photo credit: © Dobromir Stoychev / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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