 Rila monastery
In Bulgarian: Рилски Манастир
Category: Monastery
Location: Rilski manastir
Longtitude: 23.34006786 Latitude: 42.13343103
The Rila monastery (real name is Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila) is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is located in Rila mountain, several kilomters east of town of Rila and 117km south of Sofia.
The monastery was built in X-th century and nowadays the complex spreads at area of 8800m2 and include also a church (XIX-th century), residential part and museum.
The sight is one of the foremost masterpieces of Bulgarian National Revival architecture and is declared a national historical monument in 1976. It is included in UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in 1983.
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village Rilski manastir
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