Madara Rider
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The Madara Rider is a large rock relief carved on the Madara Plateau east of Shumen in northeastern Bulgaria. The relief depicts a majestic horseman 23 m above ground level in an almost vertical hundred-metre high cliff. The horseman is thrusting a spear into a lion lying at his horse's feet. A dog runs after the horseman.
The monument is usually attributed to the ancient Bulgars, a nomadic tribe of warriors which settled in northeastern Bulgaria at the end of the 7th century and after merging with the local Slavs gave origin to the modern Bulgarians.
The monument is dated back to 710 AD and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list since 1979.
Template:Bulgaria-stubbg:Мадарски конник
de:Reiter von Madara
fr:Cavalier de Madara
nl:Ridder van Madara
pl:Jeździec z Madary
sv:Ryttaren i Madara