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AIA CONTINENTAL EUROPE FALL CONFERENCE 2024 BULGARIA: Ancient Places in a Modern World Dates: October 24-28, 2024 Continuing the tradition of unforgettable conferences in outstanding locations, AIA Continental Europe is heading to one of the oldest and most surprising places in Europe. We invite you to join us in Sofia on 24 October 2024 for the start of a marathon of architecture, art, history, nature and local cuisine across this little known but spectacular country. Bulgaria is one of the oldest countries in Europe still existing under the same name. With its rich past and culture, modern Bulgaria has created vibrant cities, with economy and infrastructure emerging from the communist past of the 20th century. Our conference will take us to the capital city of Sofia, the ancient Serdica, of which the Emperor Constantin used to say "Serdica is my Rome". We will also visit the second largest city, Plovdiv, the ancient Philippopolis, named after Alexander of Macedonia's father and ruler Philip. Plovdiv was chosen as the 2019 European Capital of Culture. The trip to Rila Monastery, one of seven UNESCO protected monuments in Bulgaria, dating back to the 11th century, will open another page in understanding Bulgarian culture and architecture. The Monday extension will highlight the ancient capital of Veliko Turnovo, whose fortress walls endured the Crusades and Ottoman attacks. The conference program is structured to draw as much as possible from the variety of experience, in this remarkable country of Spartacus, Orpheus, and in most recent times - of artists like Christo, opera singers like Boris Christov, scientists like John Atanassov, inventor of first electronic digital computer in the 1920-ies in the US. We look forward to this extraordinary experience! https://lnkd.in/gKhKvtEV