National Reserve of History and Architecture Veliki Preslav
Type: Archaeological site
Location: Town Veliki Preslav »
Website: http://www.museum-preslav.com
The National Reserve of History and Architecture with a museum called "Veliki Preslav" is situated on the ruins of the Old Bulgarian capital Veliki Preslav (893-972) and it covers about 500 hectare of its area. The ruins of the city are situated south of the modern Bulgarian town Veliki Preslav.
There are researches for more then a century according to which, as a town Veliki Preslav was designed and built by its founders as one magnificent city worthy of being a competitor of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. Until the present moment there are dozens of immovable records found on the reserve`s territory and its area, and so many original pieces of art of Old-Bulgarian and Middle- Byzantine art can be seen in the exposition of the museum.
Among them there are masterpieces like Saint Theodore`s icon,The Golden Treasure of Preslav, and the Ceramic Iconostasis of the Palace Monastery, which were shown at many Bulgarian and international exhibitions.
The museum owns one collection of lead stamps which is unique by its character - it is thebiggest in the world and was found during the excavations of the administrative building in the Palace Center. The collection of epigraphical records is also extremely valuable - which is one indisputable proof of the high achievements and educational activity of the Preslav Literary School.
There are researches for more then a century according to which, as a town Veliki Preslav was designed and built by its founders as one magnificent city worthy of being a competitor of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. Until the present moment there are dozens of immovable records found on the reserve`s territory and its area, and so many original pieces of art of Old-Bulgarian and Middle- Byzantine art can be seen in the exposition of the museum.
Among them there are masterpieces like Saint Theodore`s icon,The Golden Treasure of Preslav, and the Ceramic Iconostasis of the Palace Monastery, which were shown at many Bulgarian and international exhibitions.
The museum owns one collection of lead stamps which is unique by its character - it is thebiggest in the world and was found during the excavations of the administrative building in the Palace Center. The collection of epigraphical records is also extremely valuable - which is one indisputable proof of the high achievements and educational activity of the Preslav Literary School.
