| BoyanaChurch1152x864.jpg[1152×864] medieval Boyana church Publishing origin | |
| church-boyana1.jpg[280×230] THE BOYANA CHURCH This heritage, built in the 11th century is one of the most complete and perfectly preserved monuments of Eastern European medieval art. It is admired for the unique frescoes dating back to Publishing origin | |
| boyana_church_small.jpg[112×122] Bachkovo Monastery Boyana Church Publishing origin | |
| Boyana_Church_Bulgaria.jpg[185×125] The frescoes in this second church, painted in 1259, make it one of the most important collections of medieval paintings. The ensemble is completed by a third church, built at the beginning of Publishing origin | |
| church_boyana.jpg[640×477] ensemble is completed by a third church, built at the beginning of the 19th century. This site is one of the most complete and perfectly preserved monuments of east European medieval art. Publishing origin | |
| boyanaGroup.jpg[600×561] the late 1300s. But in 1396, the Ottomans defeated a bunch of crusaders and solidified their hold on the whole Balkan area, and (as far as the Bulgarians were concerned) the dark ages began. But before that time, there was a thriving Bulgarian culture. One of the places we visited was a small, 900-year-old church in Boyana, which is a village outside Sofia. We found an amazing Publishing origin | |
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| church-boyana2.jpg[280×282] icon-painter. The scenes and compositions of saints, angels, and portraits of church-donors are typical in their unique realism and are of great artistic and documentary value. Publishing origin | |
| bulgaria1973-boyana-07.jpg[175×186] Virgin Mary Publishing origin | |
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