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Church Sveta Nedelya, Plovdiv



Plovdiv: Church Sveta NedelyaChurch Sveta Nedelya

In Bulgarian: Църква Света Неделя

Category: Church

Location: Plovdiv

Longtitude: 24.75482583 Latitude: 42.14960421

Orthodox church of St. Kyriaki (in Bulgarian "Sveta Nedelya") in Plovdiv was built in its current appearance in 1831 - 1832 by Petko Petkov - a master builder from town of Bratsigovo.

The church building is a three-nave pseudo-basilica, 31 m long, 24 m wide and 16 m high. The dome of the middle nave is 9 m in diameter and is supported by twelve columns symbolizing the Twelve Apostles.

The iconostasis was made of walnut wood at the time of the Bulgarian National Revival by the artist woodcarver Yane Spirov.

Address of "Sveta Nedelya" church: 40, Petko R. Slaveykov Street, Plovdiv



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