Monument of Mourning Soldier (Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885)

A monument-ossuary for those killed in the Serbo-Bulgarian War (of the Mourning Warrior) is located on the square in front of the railway station in the town of Vidin. The dying soldier lies naked on his elbow; his head bowed over the weapon with which he probably fired his last bullet. A Bulgarian grenadier from the fratricidal Serbo-Bulgarian war in 1885 for the protection of the Union and Bulgaria's independence is depicted. The sculpture of the soldier was made of plaster in 1886 by Andrei Nikolov. A few years later she was transported by train to the city of Ruse, from there by boat to the city of Giurgiu, and from there again by train to Paris. In a Parisian foundry, the current bronze statue is cast on a plaster model, and its long return journey begins. Initially, the statue was transported to the city of Calafat. Due to the expensive and difficult operation of transporting her across the Danube, she stayed there for another year. However, there are enterprising fishermen from Vidin who tied a pontoon (raft) on several boats and transported the free statue across the river. In the town of Vidin, the sculpture was stored in the barracks of the Third Bdin Infantry Regiment and again was not installed for a whole year. The monument's foundation stone was laid in 1908, and its official opening was on November 15, 1911. Initially, the monument was located on the current square ""Bdintsi"". After the democratic changes of 1989, city celebrations on the Unification and Independence of Bulgaria were held at the monument to the Mourning Warrior.