The Krastata Kazarma ( bg, Кръстата казарма, ''cross-shaped barracks'') is a former military facility of the

Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...

. The

barracks Barracks are usually a group of long buildings built to house military personnel or laborers. The English word originates from the 17th century via French and Italian from an old Spanish word "barraca" ("soldier's tent"), but today barracks are u ...

got its name due to its cross-shaped architecture. It is one of the cultural memorials of the region of

Vidin Vidin ( bg, Видин, ; Old Romanian: Diiu) is a port city on the southern bank of the Danube in north-western Bulgaria. It is close to the borders with Romania and Serbia, and is also the administrative centre of Vidin Province, as well as o ...

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, today. The building, constructed by Polish architects, was finished in 1801. It was used by four separate units,''Danubis Limes Romana – die Donaugrenze bei Widin''
(German). also by a unit of the

Janissaries A Janissary ( ota, یڭیچری, yeŋiçeri, , ) was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Ottoman Sultan's household troops and the first modern standing army in Europe. The corps was most likely established under sultan Orhan ( ...

. After

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the building was used as court of law and as an accommodation building by the Bulgarian army.''Landmarks: Krastata Kasarma''
. Today it houses the ethnographical section of the "Konaka" Museum.

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''Кръстатата казарма''
(Bulgarian) {{Coord, 43.9904, 22.8816, type:landmark_region:BG, format=dms, display=title Barracks in Bulgaria Military history of the Ottoman Empire Ottoman period in the history of Bulgaria History of Vidin Museums in Vidin Infrastructure completed in 1801