site.btaNational Guards Unit: Much More than Tourist Attraction
A Royal Guards officer in ceremonial uniform in 1944. The National Guards Unit is the only part of the Bulgarian Armed Forces that has kept its uniform unchanged since its establishment 145 years ago (BTA Photo/reproduction: Zoya Penkova)
Among the must-sees for visitors to Bulgaria’s capital city, tourist guides invariably list the hourly changing of the guard in front of the Administration of the President. The National Guards Unit celebrates its 145th birthday on July 12.
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