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On the place where now is the statue of Isis was, in fact, once the majestic Cinema Excelsior, completed in 1911 at the hands of an ambitious Italian entrepreneur named Edmondo Vaccaro. Built in Parisian-esque style and splendor, the cinema was expected to be a success, but only a few years after its construction, World War I broke out, leaving Italy and Bulgaria on opposite sides of the conflict. When Vaccaro returned to the city in 1919, the burgeoning paradise he had once envisioned was no more. He ended up selling his beloved cinema in 1923.