Architect Dabko Dabkov designed or contributed to more than 200 iconic buildings in Varna. His monument was inaugurated on April 6, 2016 and was created by the sculptor Veselin Kostadinov. The figure of architect Dabkov is based on a photograph taken in 1922.
Born in Tryavna, Dabkov moved to Varna as a child. He graduated with honors from Boys High School and later studied architecture in Munich, Germany. In 1900, he opened his own practice and, over the next decade, designed and contributed to some of the most beautiful buildings along Maria Luisa Boulevard, including houses at numbers 5, 25, 27, 46, 22, and 31, the Catholic Church on Knyaz Boris I Boulevard, the Turkish Bath, and the London Grand Hotel.
During his career, Dabkov designed over 250 buildings, many of which became iconic symbols of Varna, such as the London Grand Hotel and the Sofia Bank building on Preslav Street.
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