Posted on 02/18/2008 11:01:52 AM PST by blam
Ancient Town 'Sevtopolis', Submerged on a Lake Bottom to be Reconstructed
Updated on: 18.02.2008, 18:33
Published on: 18.02.2008, 14:52
Author: Kristalina Ilieva
Association ‘Preserve the Bulgarian' starts action for the realizing of ‘Sevtopolis' project.
At first the organizators will collect subscription list throughout the whole country, the projects author and major architect Jeko Tilev announced.
Sevtopolis or the City of Tracian King Sevt III is capital of the Odyisian state in the end of IV - beginning of III century before Christ.
It was found and observed in 1948 - 1954 by the construction works of Koprinka dam like and afterwards, however, submerged in the lake waters.
This is the first and best preserved Thracian city in Bulgaria, located 7 km western from the Thracian capital of Bulgaria - Kazanlak and 2 kilometers from the ‘Goliyama Kosmatka' tomb, where the biggest Thracian treasures were found.
The reconstruction of the ancient city, located on the lake bottom was hindered to the moment by undecided judicial matters.
Few foreign companies have already shown interest towards subsidizing the initiative.
According to architect Jeko Tilev the financing of the project won't injure the state subsidizing of other archaeological objects, due to the fact it would depend mainly on public- private partnership and support by EU funds.
The reconstruction of Sevtopolis won't use state budget recourses.
There won't be any ecological harm over the local fauna. It is previewed the reservoir to be drawn out during the city walls' reconstruction but this won't be dangerous for the local environment.
The projects author pointed out the social - economical and scientific significance which the Sevtopolis reconstruction will have. It will attract many tourists and will develop the infrastructure in the region.
The project has the support of many world organizations from Netherlands, USA, Canada, Spain and also lots of state institutions, though haven't still received official answer.
GGG Ping.
Bad design. I’m looking at that picture and wondering if they used the same City Planner as New Orleans ...
One good wave and they can rename it 'Atlantis' ...
Thanks Blasm.
Look like they are going to put uyp some kind of coffer dam.
Were the Thracians proto-Greeks? Anyone know what language they spoke? They were always regarded as red-headed.
Urk.
That’s ‘Blam’.
Originally, it was thought to have disappeared without a Thrace...
[rimshot!]
It’s interesting that, in recent years, gold masks like the so-called “Mask of Agamemnon” at Mycenae have been excavated in the former Thracian areas. The Thracians spoke something probably related, but the Thracians in Alexander’s army fighting against Persia were directed by gestures and whatnot.
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Sevtopolis - the capital of the ancient Thracian Kingdom, founded in 5th century BC, on the territory of modern day Bulgaria - will be rebuilt near the town Shipka. This is what the Kazanlak municipality's project for the reconstruction of the ancient city reads. At present the Sevtopolis' remains are on the bottom of the Koprinka dam, but before the ancient city was covered by the reservoir's waters experts had taken shots of it. It is these photos that will help the reconstruction of the Thracian capital. The rebuilt city will be situated on 5 ha in Krunska mogila locality.
Novinite.com, 22 May 2007
Discovery TV channel is filming the sunken Thracian city of Sevtopolis as part of a movie, dedicated to Bulgaria's Thracian Kings' Valley near the town of Kazanlak. The underwater shoots will be done by a team of Bulgarian divers, leaded by Koliyo Radukov. Sevtopolis' remains are at a depth of 22-27 meters and the palace of its King Sevt III - 18 meters under the water surface. Two years ago Kazanlak Municipality launched a project for drawing Sevtopolis city out of the waters of the artificial lake Koprinka. Its execution of the project will cost about BGN 50 M. The municipality intends to use the sight's uniqueness in order to turn it into an attractive tourist destination.
Published by baksanir in Ancient Cities, Archaeology, History, Seuthopolis
Seuthopolis was an ancient city founded by the Thracian king Seuthes III, and the capital of the Odrysian kingdom since 320 BC. It was a small city, built on the site of an earlier settlement, and its ruins are located at the bottom of the Koprinka Resevoir near Kazanlak, Plovdiv Province, in central Bulgaria.
Seuthopolis was not a true polis, but rather the seat of Seuthes and his court. His palace had a dual role, functioning also as a sanctuary of the Kabeiroi. Most of the space within the city was occupied not by homes but by official structures, the majority of the people living outside the city.
The dual role of Seuthes palace (royal court and sanctuary) indicates that Seuthes was a priest-king: the high priest of the Kabeiroi among the Odrysian Thracians. A hearth altar stood in the center of the Kabeiroi sanctuary, the Kabeiroi being associated with fire and metallurgy and with the smith-god Hephaestus.
The cemetery of Seuthopolis included a number of brick tholos tombs, some covered by tumuli, in which the upper-class were interred, sometimes along with their horses. The less affluent were cremated, with modest grave goods laid alongside.
The ruins of the city were discovered and excavated in 1948 by Bulgarian archaeologists during the construction of the Georgi Dimitrov (later renamed Koprinka) Reservoir. However, it was decided to continue with the construction and flood the dam, leaving Seuthopolis at its bottom.
In 2005, Bulgarian architect Zheko Tilev proposed a project to uncover, preserve and reconstruct the city of Seuthopolis (the best preserved Thracian city in Bulgaria) by means of a dam wall surrounding the ruins in the middle of the dam, enabling the site’s inscription as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and making it a tourist destination of world importance.
Tourists would be transported to the site by boats. The round wall, 420 metres in diameter, would enable visitors to see the city from 20 metres above and would also feature “hanging gardens”, glass lifts, a quay, restaurants, cafes, shops, ateliers, etc. It would be illuminated at night.
The project was donated by the architect to Kazanlak municipality and funds are being raised to begin construction. According to Tilev, it would cost minimum €50 million.
Google Earth Placemark - Ancient Thracian city of Seuthopolis
thanks, that oakleaf/acorn 'wreath' is magnificent! And how about the size of the granite blocks inside the tomb... I wonder when that depiction of the winged being was created? I was under the impression such depictions originated in Mesopotamia.
Looks like he has some snake troubles too.
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