Church of Christ Pantocrator

The medieval Eastern Orthodox church of Christ Pantocrator in town of Nesebar is dated to the XIIth - XIVth century and is best known for its lavish exterior decoration. It is one of the Bulgaria`s best preserved churches of the Middle Ages.

The church is designed in late Byzantine cross-in-square style and has an exquisite construction, perfect proportions and picturesque facade decoration. It is rectangular with dimensions 16 m in length and 6,90 m in width and is constructed from stones and brickwork. The church has two gates - to the South and to the West. The exterior walls have rich and colourful decoration - blind arches, floral motifs, triangular ornaments, circular turquoise ceramics, brick swastika friezes, etc.

The walls inside the church has mural paintings but are only fragmentary preserved.

Today the church is an Art Gallery.