Photo de stock - Plovdiv, Old town, Hindlian House, interior, Bulgaria. The Hindlian House is sharing a yard with the Balabanov House. Its owner, the famous Bulgarian trader of Armenian origin Stepan Hindlian built that imposing house as the perfect eclectic symbol of "the East meeting the West" architecture and furniture style. The niches in the walls (the so called "alaphrangas") feature landscapes of beautiful cities the famous trader visited himself. The house has been built by unknown masters in 1835-1840. It is well-known for its art decorations, which include many well-preserved original frescoes. Currently it hosts an exposition of the Revival Period urban life style - in perfect harmony with the surrounding interior, which reperesents the authentic atmosphere of that period. It was restored in 1974. Being a national monument of culture, it currently hosts "The Exposition of the Revival Period Urban Life-style" - in perfect harmony with the surrounding interior, which reperesents the authentic atmosphere of that period.