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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral — Sofia
The cathedral was consecrated in 1924. Its great central dome and tall entrance bell tower create one of Sofia’s best-known silhouettes.
Source: www.cathedral.bg
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Ancient City of Nessebar
Nessebar’s old town occupies a rocky peninsula connected to the mainland. Its surviving remains and buildings reflect successive communities, including Greek and Byzantine periods. Medieval churches and later wooden houses help make the townscape distinctive: this is a place built and rebuilt over many centuries.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
history
Belogradchik Fortress — Gate Component
Fortification walls here work with the natural rock masses rather than enclosing a simple flat site. The managing museum records three fortified courtyards and portals, with major rebuilding during the early nineteenth century.
Source: museum-belogradchik.com
architecture
Boyana Church
Boyana Church stands on the outskirts of Sofia. Its three connected buildings belong to different periods, with the eastern church followed by a thirteenth-century enlargement and a nineteenth-century addition. Wall paintings made in 1259 form a particularly important part of the ensemble's medieval artistic heritage.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
architecture
Rila Monastery
Rila Monastery traces its origins to the hermit St John of Rila in the tenth century. The complex became an important centre of Orthodox cultural and spiritual life. Much of its present appearance belongs to nineteenth-century rebuilding after a major fire, rather than surviving unchanged from its foundation.
Source: UNESCO World Heritage Centre
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