Gradored - Young Civil Society of Ruse

The Mission - To revive the history of Ruse for the young generations!

 

Landmarks along the route:

Hotel Islyah Hane 

Fischer Brewery

Insurance Company "Bulgaria"

 

Hotel "Islyah Hane" was built in 1866 by order of Midhad Pasha himself, who ensured that the capital of the Danube Vilayet, Ruse, didn't submit in amenities to the major European cities. The hotel is equipped with 32 guest rooms, a salon that often hosts theatrical performances, balls, and concerts, as well as a spacious garden with an impressive view of the Danube River. Islyah Hane is fully furnished with Viennese furniture and receives distinguished guests - princes, consuls, diplomats, merchants, and industrialists. For many years, Hotel "Islyah Hane" was the most modern hotel in the city of Ruse. In 1907, however, the building was rebuilt into the Ruse City Hall, and later into a girls' dormitory. In the 1990s, the building was demolished.

 

In 1880, the Czech musician Josef Fischer arrived in Ruse, together with his family, and opened a restaurant named "Fisher" in the then neighborhood of "Golyam Varosh". A string orchestra often played in the beer hall, and many celebrations were organized. All of that became a reason for resentment from the residents of the area. After moving to "Gospitalna" Street, the building was purchased by Sofia residents and converted into a cinema. Until 2009, the building existed as a cinema, although it had undergone structural reconstruction and a change of ownership. The cinemas housed in it were named "Maxim Gorky" and "Royal" the latter being the name by which Ruse residents recognize the building today.

 

 

In 1898, based on a project by architect Eduard Winter and under the supervision of architect Udo Riabau, a three-story building was erected at 30 Aleksandrovska Street to house the first Bulgarian insurance company ''Bulgaria". In 1891, prominent Ruse residents Panayot Popov, Georgi Teodosiev, Ivan Chorapchiev, and Stefan Simeonov founded the first Bulgarian insurance company, Bulgaria. Over the years, the Bulgarian insurance company has had representative offices from Constantinople to Athens, Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, and London, all the way to Chicago. Currently, the building is under mixed ownership, which prevents a unanimous decision from being made for its renovation. However, the initials of the first Bulgarian insurance company, BZD, still stand above the side entrance to the complex.

 

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