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1259

Sofia

	The BOYANA Church
		the church in the Assen Fortress near Assenovgrad and the funeral chapel in the Bansko Monastery.
		First, he had to preserve the East Church; second, he had to be connected with the ground-floor of the existing church; and third, he had to erect a second floor to house the family chapel and to serve as defense tower in emergencies for the Sebastocrator and his family and friends.
		The portraits of the royal couple in the Boyana Church emphasize the relation First Church the family of the Sebastocrator to the court in the capital of the Second Bulgarian State, Tirnovo.
	www.digsys.bg /books/cultural_heritage/boyana/architectural-1.html (1865 words)

	The BOYANA Church
		During the Middle Ages the strong Bulgarian fortress of Boyana (Batil) stood on the lower slopes of Mount Vitosha in what is now the Sofia suburb of Boyana.
		Boyana was one of the thirty-five fortresses and settlements, which formed the fortification systems of the city of Sredets (Sofia).
		The Boyana Church was build within the fortress and is a magnificent example of medieval architecture and monumental art.
	www.digsys.bg /books/cultural_heritage/boyana/boyana-intro.html (195 words)

	Boyana Church
		The Boyana Church was built in three stages: in the late 10th and early 11th, the mid-13th, and the mid-19th centuries.
		Boyana is the only and the most impressive wholly preserved monument of the Turnovo School of Painting from the 13th century.
		The later frescoes include a scene of the Presentation of the Virgin from the 14th century, a portrait of St. Nicholas from the 16th-17th century, and representations of the two patron saints of the Boyana Church - St. Nicholas and St. Panteleimon - from 1882.
	www.boyanachurch.org /historyen.htm (785 words)

	THE BOANA CHURCH
		The Boyana Church is situated in one of Sofia's suburb neighbourhoods which lies at the foot of the Vitosha mountain.
		Above all, the Boyana Church is famous for its murals.
		Boyana Church harbours the earliest portraits painted from life - those of sebastokrator Kaloyan and his wife Desislava, perhaps the finest woman representation preserved from the Middle Ages to our day.
	www.omda.bg /ENGL/architecture/boyana_church_en.htm (417 words)

	SOFIA VIRTUAL TOUR
		A legend says that a princess by the name of Sofia was buried in the church and the city is named after her.
		Built in the middle of the 19th century, it is known as the Church of the Blessed Sveti Kral.
		The roof of the church is covered with green majolica tiles, which harmonize perfectly with the gold-plated domes.
	www.semaholidays.com /sofia_virtual_tour.html (589 words)

	STUDENT HOLIDAYS - VELIKO TURNOVO, BULGARIA
		Its architecture is characteristic of the churches of the Second Bulgarian Kingdom belonging to the so-called picturesque style, with rich facade decorations.
		The Church of the Forty Holy Martyrs - a medieval church built probably in the 12th C. during the rule of Tsar Kaloyan.
		In 1908 the vassalage from Turkey is overthrown and the independence of Bulgaria is proclaimed in the church.
	www.studentholidays.com /bg/bg19.htm (1748 words)

	Boyana Church Bulgaria - Travel Guide, Tours, Hotels and Photos
		The Boyana church is one of the few examples of medieval art in Bulgaria that have survived to date.
		The Boyana church lies in the suburbs of Sofia, in the ex-village and current quarter of the capital city, Boyana, and was originally built during the late 10th century-early 11th c.
		Later on, the church was rebuilt and expanded twice — first in the middle of the 13th century and then - in the middle of the 19th century, though the output of the last stage did not carry any remarkable value.
	www.picturesofbulgaria.com /article/boyana_church.html (355 words)

	UNESCO-protected Boyana Church re-opens after 50 years - EUbusiness - EU law, politics and finance (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Boyana Church, a UNESCO World Heritage site on the outskirts of Sofia, will reopen on Monday after undergoing restoration work for over 50 years on its medieval frescoes.
		A first Church of St Nicolas was built at the end of the 10th and beginning of the 11th century at the foot of Mount Vitocha, just eight kilometers (5 miles) south of Sofia.
		Abandoned under the Ottoman occupation that began in the 14th century, the church was again enlarged in 1845 during the National Awakening of Bulgaria.
	www.eubusiness.com /afp/061203181015.u6h3pwyv/view (440 words)

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		The magnificent church is built to the designs of the Russian architect Pomerantsev in Neo Byzantine style, typical for Russia in the the XIX th century.
		The Boyana church is situated at the foot of Vitosha mountain not far from Bulgaria's capital, Sofia.
		It is a recently restored Byzantine church, built on the site of several earlier churches and places of worship dating back to the days when it was the necropolis of the Roman town Serdica (named after the Thracian Serdii tribe who originally inhabited the area).
	www.destinationbulgaria.bg /mustseesofia.htm (423 words)

	World Heritage Sites in Bulgaria
		The first church was built on the eastern side in the 10th century.
		The third and final church was built at the beginning of the 19th century.
		The carving is said to represent a horseman whose mount is trampling a lion with the assistance of a greyhound, while he holds the reins in one hand and a wine cup in the other.
	www.thesalmons.org /lynn/wh-bulgaria.html (327 words)

	Objects protected by UNESCO (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The church of Boyana is situated in Boyana – a suburb of Sofia.
		The third part of the church was built during the Bulgarian Revival with funds donated by local people and it serves as a narthex.
		The importance of the church of Boyana as a cultural monument is mostly due to its superb frescoes.
	unesco-objects.hit.bg /boianae.html (477 words)

	Boyana Church - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		The architecture of Boyana Church dates from late 10th and early 11th century.
		Kaloyan holds a model of the church and presents it to St. Nicholas.
		Boyana Church can be found in a residential neighbourhood on the outskirts of Sofia.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/boyanachurch.html (320 words)

	Boyana Church Sofia
		The Boyana Church is now one of the most worshipped monuments in Bulgaria included in the UNESCO list of the world’s natural and cultural heritage.
		The Boyana Church was build within the fortress of the city of Sredets (Sofia) and is a magnificent example of medieval architecture and monumental art.
		The Boyana church consists of three parts, the oldest of which was build in the 11th century.
	destinations.bulgarian-guide.com /sofia/churches/boyana-church.html (218 words)

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		BOYANA CHURCH is one of Bulgaria's most significant historical treasures dating back to the 13th century and is on UNESCO's World Heritage list.
		Tour of the monastery includes a visit to the Monastery Church, which is of particular artistic value, for it was adorned by the foremost 19-century masters of the Samokov, Bansko and Debar schools of painting and woodcarving.
		Backhovo Monastery is valuable primarily for its ossuary and its church, in which 11th to 14th century frescoes are preserved.
	www.brilltravel.com /tours_daytours_s.html (1031 words)

	Bulgaria - Boyana Church
		The eastern church was built in the 10th century, then enlarged at the beginning of the 13th century by Sebastocrator Kaloyan, who ordered a second two-storey building to be erected next to it.
		The ensemble is completed by a third church, built at the beginning of the 19th century.
		In the recently built neighbouring museum one can admire the fantastic frescoes that are famous for their nearly human faces as opposed to the stern and severe faces of saints and other personalities of the time normally displayed in the religious world.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-BulgariaBoyana.htm (354 words)

	STUDENT HOLIDAYS - THE BOYANA CHURCH IN SOFIA, BULGARIA
		It is situated at the foot of the mountain of Vitosha.
		According to an original manuscript, in 1295 the two - storey part of the church was built and the rest was added in the middle of the XIX c.
		The portraits of the founder of the church - patron Kaloian and his wife Desislava and of prince Konstantin and his wife Irina are the supreme peak of the skill of the artist.
	www.studentholidays.com /bg/bg4.htm (632 words)

	Boyanskiya Maistor
		It was usual during that period for builders and artists to remain anonymous, although there are some accounts saying that the Boyana master left his name in the lower corner of the fresco.
		They were not paid for building the church and didn't have time to work on their fields and now are doomed to starvation.
		Suddenly Kitan rushes into the church and announces that master Dargan has arrived, called by Sredetz painters and the "crime" of the "impostor" is revealed.
	www.ucis.pitt.edu /opera/BULGOP/boyan/boyan.htm (1221 words)

	Sofia.com - Sightseeing - Main Points of Interest (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Beside the wall of the church is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
		The church, which is part of the original monastery, often sheltered the Apostle of Freedom Vassil Levski during the C19.
		A suburb at the foot of Mount Vitosha, notable for the BOYANA CHURCH, built in the C11.
	www.sofia.com /sightseeing/points.html (465 words)

	Bulgaria renovates 13th century frescoes - A Bravenet.com Headline News Service
		The Boyana church has been included in the UNESCO's World Heritage Sites and the restoration work was canceled several times due to lack of financing, until the latest project was put in operation in March.
		The church complex includes three buildings: the first eastern church was built in the 10th century, a second two-story building was added in the 13th century with the frescoes painted in 1259, and a third church was built early in the 19th century.
		The church complex is considered one of the most complete and perfectly preserved monuments of the Eastern European medieval art, the SNA said.
	pub4.bravenet.com /news/264482921/76505/1 (327 words)

	Boyana, Bulgaria. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Seven kilometres southwest of central Sofia, BOYANA is an affluent village suburb lying in the shadow of Mt Vitosha.
		Most of Boyana's luxury dwellings are hidden away behind high fences in the narrow lanes on the western side of the village, and the centre of the settlement isn't particularly attractive.
		The village's importance to sightseers, however, is guaranteed by the presence of the Boyana Church, whose unique medieval frescos are once again accessible to the public after many years of restoration; and the National History Museum, which was moved to Boyana from its previous home (the Palace of Justice) in 2000.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/europe/boyana (156 words)

	TDF Travel Program Best of Bulgaria 2004 Itinerary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The fabulous 700-year-old murals of the Boyana Church are still remarkably vivid.
		Beautifully situated near the foot of Mt. Vitosha, the church is actually an ensemble of three churches, the earliest dating from the 10 th century.
		With their surprising realism – they include portraits of the church’s donors and the Bulgarian king and queen, painted in an era when portraiture was unknown – these unsigned works of art are precursors of the Italian Renaissance.
	www.tdf.org /travel/bulgaria04_itin.html (1320 words)

	Sofia Bulgaria: The Boyana Church (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Boyana Church, early 11th century, is renowned for its frescoes from 1259.
		The Boyana Church is also known as "a jewel in Sofia's crown" thanks to the frescoes.
		However, experts must have rather regarded it as "a masterpiece of world art" when the church was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
	sofia-bulgaria-tourist.blogspot.com /2006/05/boyana-church.html (65 words)

	Bulgarian Monasteries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the period between the 9th and the l2th century the monasteries and the churches were the centres which, during the Byzantine rule, managed to preserve the Bulgarian language, written culture, habits and national self-consciousness.
		The remains and the magnificent monumental decoration in the monastery churches of the Forty Holy Martyrs, of St Demetrius and in the old Preobrazhenie monastery, in the churches of Tsarevets and Trapezitsa, in the Ivanovo and Cherven rock monasteries illuminate the scope and high merits of the famous Turnovo school of painting.
		It was through their artistry that the Bulgarian church painting came out from the standstill and freed itself from the dryness and rigidity that the canonical rules had imposed.
	www.bulgaria.com /travel/resorts/monasteries/index.html (1665 words)

	Property in Sofia, Bulgaria - LUXURY NEW APARTMENTS FOR SALE IN BOYANA, SOFIA
		Boyana is one of the most preferred luxury residential districts in Sofia – the capital of Bulgaria.
		It is situated at the foot of the Vitosha Mountain and shelters the medieval Boyana’s church which is under the protection of UNESCO since 1979, as well as the Bulgarian President’s residence.
		It is no chance that Boyana is the perfect choice of anyone who whishes to find a place for his new home, away from the city turmoil in the serenity of a quiet and luxurious residential district.
	www.biodar.net /property_in_bulgaria_Apartment_Sofia_291.html (590 words)

	Boyana Church - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The church owes its world fame mainly to its frescoes from 1259.
		Besides the first layer of 11th-12th century frescoes, of which only fragments are preserved, and the famous second layer of murals from 1259, the church also has a smaller number of later frescoes from the 14th and 16th-17th century, as well as from 1882.
		This immaculate temple of the Holy Christ's hierarch Nicholas and of the Christ's holy and most glorious martyr Panteleimon was erected from the ground and created with the funds, care and great love of Kaloyan, sebastocrator, cousin of the Tsar, grandson of Saint Stephen, King of Serbia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Boyana_Church (449 words)

	Sofia
		The interior of this church (built between 1856 and 1863) was quite ornate.
		Outside the medieval church were some ancient ruins, but because of the snow, it was nothing much to see.
		The entrance to the church was through a very low wooden door, designed so people would automatically bow as they entered the structure.
	homepage.mac.com /melissaenderle/Serbia/sofia.htm (1443 words)

	Heritage of Bulgaria by Walking Softly Adventures - A 10-day adventure exploring Bulgaria's cultural heritage. Museum ...
		The 13th century frescoes adorning the interior walls of the church are considered to be some of the most important medieval paintings in Europe.
		After a short walking tour of the village, continue to the 11th century Bachkovo Monastery (the second largest Bulgarian monastery) featuring the monastery church with its "miracle icon of the Virgin," the medieval refectory, and the ossuary with the oldest murals in the country including a Georgian-style madonna and child.
		The Kazanlûk Thracian Tomb and its murals and the Boyana Church are thoroughly described
	www.wsadventures.com /bulgariaculture.htm (1825 words)

	Mountains of Bulgaria by Walking Softly Adventures - Explore the trails of the Pirin, Rila, and Rhodope Mountains. ...
		The Boyana Church was built within the compound of one of thirty five fortresses that once defended the city of Sredets (Sofia).
		The domes of the principal church at the Rila Monastery
		Portions of the monastery, which was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1983, date to the 14th century though a large portion of the monastery was reconstructed in the 19th century after a devastating fire.
	www.walkingsoftly.com /bulgaria.htm (1889 words)

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