Nikola ivanov fichev, nicknamed kolyu ficheto, was born in dryanovo in 1800. He began learning the trade at an early age and became a masonÒ€ℒs apprentice (builder, brick layer). He studied the craft Ò€¦

The bridge in byala, built by kolyu ficheto between 1865-1867, had become the symbol of the town. It is considered one of the most enviable achievements of the bulgarian revival engineering and Ò€¦ Kolyu ficheto became a journeyman at the age of 23 and was fully recognized as a master craftsman by the whole builders' guild at 36. Aside from his native language bulgarian, he spoke fluent turkish and Ò€¦