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Sevtopolis-File-Pdf1.Pdf ÑÅÂÒÎÏÎËÈÑ SEUTHOPOLIS ÑÅÂÒÎÏÎËÈÑ SEUTHOPOLIS Ñúäúðæàíèå: Contents: Ñåâòîïîëèñ â Äîëèíàòà íà òðàêèéñêèòå âëàäåòåëè 1 Seuthopolis in the Valley of the thracian rulers Ïëàí íà Ñåâòîïîëèñ îò ²V â. ïð.í.å 2 Plan of Seuthopolis from the 4th c. BC Ñíèìêè îò ïðîó÷âàíåòî íà Ñåâòîïîëèñ 3 Photos from Seuthopolis’s excavations Ñåâòîïîëèñ ïîä âîäèòå íà ÿçîâèð Êîïðèíêà 3 Seuthopolis under the waters of the Koprinka dam Îáù ïîãëåä êúì àðõåîëîãè÷åñêèÿ êîìïëåêñ Ñåâòîïîëèñ 5 General view of the archaeological complex Seuthopolis Ñåâòîïîëèñ - ïëàí íà ãðàäà ñ îãðàæäàùàòà ñòðóêòóðà 6 Seuthopolis - plan of the town and the new surrounding structure Ñåâòîïîëèñ â öåíòúðà íà ÿç. Êîïðèíêà - ôîòîìîíòàæè 7 Seuthopolis in the centre of Koprinka dam - photomontages Ðàçðåç íà îãðàæäàùàòà ñòðóêòóðà 7 Section through the surrounding structure Èçãëåä êúì ãðàäà Ñåâòîïîëèñ îò ðèíãà 8 View of Seuthopolis from the ring Ñåâòîïîëèñ âå÷åð 11 Seuthopolis at night Ïðîåêò:©Òèëåâ Àðõèòåêòè ÎÎÄ Äîö. ä-ð àðõ. Æåêî Òèëåâ - ãëàâåí ïðîåêòàíò, àðõ. Ìàðèàíà Ñúðáîâà, àðõ. Äèì÷î Òèëåâ Ãðàôè÷åí äèçàéí è âèçóàëèçàöèè:©Òèëåâ Àðõèòåêòè ÎÎÄ è © Äàéíàìåèò ÎÎÄ Project:©Tilev Architects Ltd Prof. Ph.D. Arch. Jeko Tilev - leading designer, Arch. Mariana Sarbova, Arch. Dimtcho Tilev Graphic design and visualization : © Òilev Architects Ltd and © Dynamate Ltd Øóøìàíåö Shushmatets Ñàøîâà ìîãèëà Øèïêà Sashova mogila Shipka Ãðèôîíèòå The gryphons Õåëâåöèÿ ð.Ëåøíèöà Ãîëÿìà àðñåíàëêà Helvetia Leshnitza river Goliama arsenalka Ãîëÿìà êîñìàòêà Goliama kosmatka ßñåíîâî Ñâåòèöàòà Yasenovo Svetitsata Øåéíîâî Îñòðóøà Sheinovo Ostrusha Ñêîáåëåâî Ñàðàôîâà ìîãèëà Skobelevo Sarafova mogila Êðúí Krun Åíèíà Enina ð.Ãàáðîâíèöà Gabrovnitza river Äóíàâöè Dunavtzi Äîëíî Ñàõðàíå Dolno Sahrane Êîïðèíêà Koprinka Êàçàíëúøêà ãðîáíèöà The tomb of Kazanluk Êàçàíëúê ÿç. Êîïðèíêà Kazanluk Koprinka dam ð.Òóíäæà Ñåâòîïîëèñ Tundzha river Sevtopolis Âèäåí Viden ð.Òóíäæà Ðà÷åâà ìîãèëà Tundzha river Racheva mogila Ìîðîçîâî Morozovo Ñåâòîïîëèñ â Äîëèíàòà íà òðàêèéñêèòå âëàäåòåëè 1 Seuthopolis in the Valley of the thracian rulers ð.Ãîëÿìà âàðîâèòèöà Golyama varovititza river Òúðæåñòâåíà çàëà 1 Official hall Ñâåòèëèùå íà âåëèêèòå ñàìîòðàêèéñêè áîãîâå 2 Sanctuary of the great samotracian gods Ñåâåðíà êóëà Northern tower 1 Äâîðåö 2 Palace Èçòî÷íà ñòåíà Âúòðåøåí ãðàä Eastern wall Internal town Ïðåäãðàäèå Suburb Ñåâåðíà âðàòà Northern gate Ãëàâíà óëèöà Main street Àãîðà Agora Ïðåäãðàäèå Âúíøåí ãðàä Suburb Ñâåòèëèùå íà áîã Äèîíèñ External town Sanctuary of Dionysus Main street ëèöà Ãëàâíà ó Òîíçîñ (ð.Òóíäæà) Çàïàäíà êóëà Çàïàäíà âðàòà Tonzos (Tundzha river) Western tower Western gate Êîíòóð íà ðèíãà Boundary of the ring Ïëàí íà Ñåâòîïîëèñ îò ²V â. ïð.í.å. 2 Plan of Seuthopolis from the 4th c. BC Ñåâòîïîëèñ, ãðàäúò íà Ñåâò ²²², ñòîëèöà íà Îäðèñêàòà äúðæàâà îò êðàÿ íà ²V - íà÷àëîòî íà ²²² â. ïð.í.å. å ðàçêðèò è ïðîó÷åí ïðåç 1948 - 54 ã. ïðè èçãðàæäàíåòî íà ÿçîâèð Êîïðèíêà äî ãðàä Êàçàíëúê. Òîâà å ïúðâèÿò è íàé-äîáðå çàïàçåí òðàêèéñêè ãðàä â äíåøíà Áúëãàðèÿ, çà ñúæàëåíèå îñòàíàë íà äúíîòî íà ÿçîâèðà ñëåä íàïúëâàíåòî ìó. Äîïóñíàòàòà ãðåøêà ïî âðåìåòî íà èñòîðè÷åñêèÿ è íàöèîíàëåí íèõèëèçúì äíåñ ìîæå äà áúäå ïîïðàâåíà è Ñåâòîïîëèñ äà áúäå âúðíàò â ñúêðîâèùíèöàòà íà ñâåòîâíîòî êóëòóðíî íàñëåäñòâî. Seuthopolis, the city of the Thracian king Seuthes the IIIrd, and the capital of the ancient state of Odrissia, (end of IV c. BC.) was discovered and explored in 1948 - 1954 during the construction of the Koprinca dam. Unfortunately, after the dam was filled with water the first and the best preserved Thracian city in modern Bulgaria remained on the bottom of the artificial lake. This mistake, from the times of historical and national nihilism, can be corrected today and Seuthopolis can be returned into the treasure house of world cultural heritage. Ñíèìêè îò ïðîó÷âàíåòî íà Ñåâòîïîëèñ Ñåâòîïîëèñ ïîä âîäèòå íà ÿçîâèð Êîïðèíêà 3 Photos from Seuthopolis’s excavations Seuthopolis under the waters of the Koprinka dam Ïðîåêòúò çà åêñïîíèðàíå íà Ñåâòîïîëèñ ïðåäëàãà âúçìîæíîñòòà ãðàäúò äà áúäå íàïúëíî ðàçêðèò, êîíñåðâèðàí, ÷àñòè÷íî ðåñòàâðèðàí è ïîñòîÿííî äîñòúïåí. ×ðåç ïðîåêòà ñå ðåàëèçèðà èçêëþ÷èòåëíàòà èñòîðè÷åñêà, îáðàçîâàòåëíà, êóëòóðíà è òóðèñòè÷åñêà ñòîéíîñò íà Ñåâòîïîëèñ â óíèêàëíà àðõèòåêòóðíà ñòðóêòóðà è ïðèðîäíà ñðåäà. Àíòè÷íèÿò ãðàä ñå îòâîþâà îò ÿçîâèðà ÷ðåç âúòðåøíà êðúãëà ÿçîâèðíà ñòåíà, òàêà ÷å ñå ïîëó÷àâà ñâîåîáðàçåí êëàäåíåö, íà äúíîòî íà êîéòî êàòî íà ñöåíà å ïðåäñòàâåíà èñòîðè÷åñêàòà ïèåñà "Ñåâòîïîëèñ". Ïðèáëèæàâàéêè ñå ñ ëîäêà îòêúì áðåãà, Ñåâòîïîëèñ îñòàâà àáñîëþòíî ñêðèò çà ïîãëåäà, êàòî ñå âèæäà åäèíñòâåíî îãðàæäàùèÿò ïðúñòåí. Íî ãëåäêàòà îò ñòåíàòà êúì ãðàäà ïðåäèçâèêâà íåâåðîÿòíè âïå÷àòëåíèÿ è óñåùàíèÿ ñúñ ñâîÿòà âñåîáõâàòíîñò, ðàêóðñ è îòïðàâíà òî÷êà îò ãðàíèöàòà ìåæäó ìèíàëî è íàñòîÿùå. Âúçìîæíîñòòà äà ðàçãëåæäàø ãðàäà îò âèñî÷èíà 20 ìåòðà ïîçâîëÿâà âúçïðèåìàíåòî ìó öÿëîñòíî, à íå ôðàãìåíòàðíî - åäíà èçêëþ÷èòåëíà âúçìîæíîñò çà ðàçêîïêè îò òàêúâ ìàùàá. Âïå÷àòëåíèåòî ñå îáîãàòÿâà ïðè äâèæåíèåòî ñ ïàíîðàìíèòå àñàíñüîðè, êîèòî îòâåæäàò äî ñàìèòå ðàçêîïêè çà èíäèâèäóàëíî èëè ãðóïîâî ðàçãëåæäàíå. The project for exhibiting Seuthopolis suggests the possibility to uncover, preserve and partially reconstruct the city while making it publicly accessible. Through the project the exceptional historical, educational, cultural and tourist value of Seuthopolis is realized in a unique architectural structure in the natural environment. The ancient city is taken back from the water through a circular dam wall, resembling a well on the bottom of which, as on a stage, is presented the historical epic of Seuthopolis. Approaching the surrounding ring by boat from the shore Seuthopolis is completely hidden for the eye. But the view from the wall is breathtaking - with its scale, comprehensiveness and unique point of view; from the boundary between past and present. The possibility to see the city from the height of 20 meters allows the perception of its entirety - an exceptional possibility for excavations of such a scale. The movement with the panoramic elevators providing access to the ground level further enriches this impression. 4 Îáù ïîãëåä êúì ìóçåéíî-òóðèñòè÷åñêè êîìïëåêñ Ñåâòîïîëèñ 5 General view of the cultural-touristic complex Seuthopolis Òúðæåñòâåíà çàëà 1 Official hall Ñâåòèëèùå íà âåëèêèòå ñàìîòðàêèéñêè áîãîâå 22 Sanctuary of the great samotracian gods Ñåâåðíà êóëà Northern tower Äâîðåö 1 Palace 2 Èçòî÷íà ñòåíà Âúòðåøåí ãðàä Eastern wall Internal town Ñåâåðíà âðàòà Northern gate Ãëàâíà óëèöà Main street Àãîðà Agora Âúíøåí ãðàä Ñâåòèëèùå íà áîã Äèîíèñ External town Sanctuary of Dionysus Main street ëèöà Ãëàâíà ó Çàïàäíà êóëà Çàïàäíà âðàòà Western tower Western gate Ñåâòîïîëèñ - ïëàí íà ãðàäà ñ îãðàæäàùàòà ñòðóêòóðà 6 Seuthopolis - plan of the town and the new surrounding structure Ðèíãúò íà îãðàæäàùàòà ñòåíà èìà íåóòðàëíà (àáñîëþòíà ïî îòíîøåíèå íà âðåìåòî è ïðîñòðàíñòâîòî) êðúãëà ôîðìà ñ âúíøåí äèàìåòúð 420 ìåòðà, êîÿòî å îïèñàíà îêîëî ïåòîúãúëíèÿ â ïëàí ãðàä. Ðèíãúò êàòî ñúâðåìåííà àðõèòåêòóðíà íàìåñà èìà ñìèñúë íà ãðàíèöà - ìåæäó ìèíàëî è íàñòîÿùå, èñòîðèÿ è äåéñòâèòåëíîñò, ñóøà è âîäà, ãîðå è äîëó. Òîé ðàçäåëÿ ãðàäà Ñåâòîïîëèñ îò âñè÷êî íàîêîëî, êàòî åäíîâðåìåííî ãî ñâúðçâà ñ âîäàòà è îêîëíèÿ ïåéçàæ â êà÷åñòâåíî íîâà àðõèòåêòóðà. Òÿ åêñïîíèðà, îöåíÿâà è ïðåîñìèñëÿ èñòîðèÿòà ÷ðåç ñúâðåìåííè ôîðìè è ôóíêöèè. Òàêà àðõèòåêòóðíàòà ðàìêà íà îçåëåíåíàòà ñòåíà ñå ïðåâðúùà â îáúðíàòà íàîïàêè òðàêèéñêà ìîãèëà, ñúõðàíèëà â ñåáå ñè ãðàäà Ñåâòîïîëèñ. The ring of the surrounding wall has a neutral (absolute in relation to time and space) circular form with an outside diameter of 420 meters, circumscribed around the pentagon shape of the ancient city. The ring as contemporary architectural intervention has the meaning of a boundary - between past and present, history and contemporaneity, land and water, up and down. It both separates and integrates the city of Seuthopolis with the surrounding environment in a new architectural synthesis. It exhibits, assesses and rethinks history through its contemporary form and function. The architectural frame of the green wall is transformed in an inverted Thracian tumulus, containing and preserving in itself the city of Seuthopolis. Ñåâòîïîëèñ â öåíòúðà íà ÿç. Êîïðèíêà - ôîòîìîíòàæè Ðàçðåç íà îãðàæäàùàòà ñòðóêòóðà 7 Seuthopolis in the centre of Koprinka dam - photomontages Section through the surrounding structure Èçãëåä êúì ãðàäà Ñåâòîïîëèñ îò ðèíãà 8 View of Seuthopolis from the ring Îãðàæäàùàòà ñòåíà îñúùåñòâÿâà ôóíêöèîíàëíàòà èíòåãðàöèÿ íà àíòè÷íèÿ Ñåâòîïîëèñ â óíèêàëåí òóðèñòè÷åñêè êîìïëåêñ. Ïðúñòåíúò å êåé çà ïðèñòèãàùèòå ëîäêè è êîðàá÷åòà. Òîâà å åäíà îæèâåíà óëèöà, ïàðê, ïðèñòàíèùå, ïàíîðàìíà àëåÿ. Òîé ùå áúäå íàñèòåí ñ ìíîæåñòâî îáñëóæâàùè åëåìåíòè - ðåñòîðàíòè, êàôåíåòà, ìàãàçèíè, àòåëèåòà, ïóíêòîâå çà íàåìàíå íà âåëîñèïåäè è ëîäêè è ò.í. è ñëóæè çà ðàçíîîáðàçíè ôîðìè íà ðåêðåàöèÿ, ñïîðò, ðèáîëîâ.  ïðúñòåíà-ñòåíà ñà ðàçïîëîæåíè êîíôåðåíòíè çàëè, ðåñòîðàíòè ñ ãëåäêà êúì ãðàäà è ÿçîâèðà, õîòåëñêè êîìïëåêñ, îáñëóæâàùè îôèñè, ìåäèöèíñêî îáñëóæâàíå, ïîìåùåíèÿ è åëåìåíòè íà òåõíè÷åñêàòà èíôðàñòðóêòóðà. Áîãàòî îçåëåíåíèòå òåðàñè ïðåâðúùàò àíñàìáúëà â ïàðê "âèñÿùè ãðàäèíè" ñ ìåñòà çà îòäèõ, öâåòíè ïëîùè, îòêðèòè èçëîæáè. Òàêà îôîðìåí, Ñåâòîïîëèñ ïîëó÷àâà ñòàòóò è êà÷åñòâà íà íàöèîíàëåí è ñâåòîâåí êóëòóðíî-èñòîðè÷åñêè öåíòúð ñ âúçìîæíîñòè çà ðàçíîîáðàçíè ìåæäóíàðîäíè ïðîÿâè - ñèìïîçèóìè, èçëîæáè, êîíöåðòè, ôåñòèâàëè è äð. Ïîäîáíà ìóçåéíà ñòðóêòóðà èìà åñòåñòâåíî ïðàâî íà ñúùåñòâóâàíå â åäèí ðàéîí, íåâåðîÿòíî áîãàò íà àðõåîëîãè÷íè è ïðèðîäíè äàäåíîñòè. Óíèêàëíèÿò íà÷èí çà åêñïîíèðàíå íà åäèíñòâåíèÿ
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