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	Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is a vaulted brickwork "beehive" (tholos) tomb near the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria.
		The tomb is part of a large Thracian necropolis.
		The tomb is situated near the ancient Thracian capital of Seuthopolis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Thracian_Tomb_of_Kazanlak (199 words)

	Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari is situated 2,5 km southwest of the village of Sveshtari, which is located 42 km northeast of Razgrad, in the northeast of Bulgaria.
		Discovered in 1982, the 3rd century BC Thracian tomb reflects the fundamental structural principles of Thracian cult buildings.
		The tomb's architectural decor is considered to be unique, with polychrome half-human, half-plant caryatids and painted murals.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sveshtari (188 words)

	Kazanlak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kazanlak (Bulgarian: Казанлък) is a small town in Bulgaria lying at the eastern end of the world-famous Rose Valley.
		Close to the town is the Thracian Tomb (4th century B.C), a vaulted brickwork "beehive" (tholos) tomb with painted murals representing a Thracian couple at a ritual funeral feast, a UNESCO protected World Heritage Site.
		The tomb is near the ancient Thracian capital of Seuthopolis.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kazanlak (286 words)

	The Valley of Roses and Thracian Kings
		The Tomb is an irrefutable proof of the high material and intellectual culture of the ancient Thracians, which were to be inherited by the Bulgarian nation later on.
		The Thracian Tomb at Kasanluk was included in the list of monuments of world importance in 1979 because it is an exceptional achievement of human genius and a valuable testimony to an ancient civilization.
		Thracian rulers and members of the nobility were buried in monumental stone tombs, which also served as places for ritual ceremonies to honor the deceased ruler, with offerings of rich funeral gifts.
	www.bulgarianproperties.com /towns-cities-villages-resorts.php?IID=55&long=The+Valley+of+Roses+and+Thracian+Kings (1864 words)

	Bulgaria - Thracian Tomb Kazanlak
		Discovered in 1946, this tomb dates from the Hellenistic period, around the end of the 4th century B.C. It is located near Seutopolis, the capital city of the Thracian king Seutes III, and is part of a large Thracian necropolis.
		Directly west of Sofia, in Kazanlak close to the Shipka Pass, is found The Thracian Tomb, a site of a late fourth- or early third-century BC burial chamber, unearthed by chance in 1946 during the construction of an air-raid post.
		They were erected by a society that obviously thought it important to honour the illustrious dead with the construction of a fitting tomb, and that may have practised a form of ancestor-worship which involved the deification of tribal kings and chieftains.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-BulgariaKazanlak.htm (932 words)

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		The municipality of Kazanlak is located at the foot of the Balkan mountains, in the Kazanlak Valley, which is part of the Bulgarian Valley of the Roses, known for its beauty and fertility.
		The population of the municipality is concentrated mainly in the town of Kazanlak.
		Kazanlak is also known as 'the 100 artists town' and a hometown of many actors of national importance.
	www.chambersz.com /econ2002/municipal/Kazanlak_en.htm (579 words)

	visitbg.net - Kazanlak (Казанлък, Kazanluk, Kasanlak) Bulgaria ...
		Kazanlak is situated in the Valley of Roses, surrounded by the south foot of the Balkan Mountain and the north slopes of Sredna Gora.
		Kazanlak is a successor of the ancient Thracian capital Seuthopolis,built by the Thracian King Seuthes III in 6th - 5th centuris BC.
		At a distance of 12 km from Kazanlak, in the south slopes of the Balkan range, near the village of Shipka, is erected a temple- monument to the memory of the fallen of the Russian - Turkish War.
	www.visitbg.net /staedte/index.php?kurid=46&ort= (338 words)

	.:: Orpheus ::. Наследство (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The tomb comprises an ornate rectangular narthex, a narrow corridor and brick burial dome.
		The tomb near Sveshtari is a remarkable monument of high artistic and historic value; it is a brilliant evidence of the contribution of Thracians to the world cultural heritage.
		This is a Thracian fortress, probably built from the 12 th to the 10 th century BC, and certainly was the residence of a local ruler.
	www.orpheusclub.com /en/inheritance.htm (2693 words)

	The Thracian tomb in Kazanluk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		There, 40 years ago, in the town of Kazanluk a small Thracian Tomb was found, with murals which are of exceptional interest in the world's cultural heritage.
		Seven tombs made of brick were discovered in the necropolis and four of them are of the beehive type.
		Recently, two more tombs with murals were discovered in the area - at the town of Muglizh and the village of Krun near Kazanluk.
	www.digsys.bg /books/cultural_heritage/thracian/thracian-intro.html (305 words)

	THRACIAN TOMBS in BULGARIA at Motoroads.com
		The Kazanluk Tomb in south Bulgaria is famous for its beautiful wall paintings of the early 3rd century BC, one of the most unique masterpieces of Early Hellenistic pictorial art.
		On July 29, 1996 a Thracian tomb of the 4th century BC was uncovered near the town of Shipka, in the south foothills of the Balkan Range.
		The Shipka Tombs are seven in total on an area of Central Bulgaria considered to have been the Valley of the Thracian Kings.
	www.motoroads.com /why_bul_treasures1.html (617 words)

	BGGLOBE - Bulgaria travel guide, аccomodation in Bulgaria, tourism, landmarks, holidays, vacations, sea, mountain, ...
		During the Russian - Turkish Liberation war (1877 - 78) Kazanlak region was a center of the heroic battles led by the Bulgarian volunteer forces and the Russian troops in 1878 during the Russian-Turkish War of Liberation – 1877 - 78.
		Kazanlak sports schools have traditions of many years and are well-known to the lover of sports in Bulgaria and abroad.
		In 1944 the Thracian tomb, world - famous for its murals was unearthed by chance during the construction of an air defense observation post.
	www.bgglobe.net /index.php?l=1&s=-910 (1246 words)

	Bulgaria - Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari
		Within the timeline late Thracians were contemporaries with the Etruscans, the enigmatic people populating the northern part of Italy during the last millennium BC, and who was equally strongly influenced by Hellenistic Art.
		According to many ancient sources, the Thracians believed in the existence of a soul, which, separate from the body, was capable of enjoying an afterlife.
		Thracian beliefs about the immortality of the soul undoubtedly spread southward to Greece, where they contributed to the development of cults such as Orphism.
	worldheritage.heindorffhus.dk /frame-BulgariaSveshtari.htm (794 words)

	Welcome to Tandem Travel
		The only Thracian town Seuthopolis was found excavated approximately a dozen of kilometers away from Kazanlak and this gave the grounds the Kazanlak valley to be given the name “The Valley of the Thracian rulers”.
		Tomb beside the Plovdiv village Starosel is unveiled in 2000.
		The two-chamber tomb is approached by stair and a corridor.
	www.tandem-travel.com /eng/round_one.php?round=39 (798 words)

	History - Excursions - Golden sands resort, Varna, Bulgaria
		Bulgaria is the fatherland of the mythical Thracian poet and musician Orpheus and of Spartacus, the famous gladiator and leader of the greatest slave insurrection in Ancient Rome.
		Thracian shrines are most often found in caves, on rock niches, near springs, by strangely shaped rock formations, and on spots having natural magnetism.
		The Thracian tomb of Kazanlak, the great tomb of Sveshtari, and the vaulted tombs near Mezek and Strelcha date from later periods.
	www.goldensands.bg /excursions/history-fr.asp (741 words)

	RTA STARA PLANINA
		Municipality of Kazanlak occupies the picturesque Rose Valley at the southern foothills of Stara Planina Mountains.
		Kazanlak Pedagogy School was opened in 1883, preparing hundreds of teachers for all over the country.
		The Iskra Historical Museum of Kazanlak (15, Iskra Str.) was established in 1901 and is one of the oldest museums in the country.
	www.staraplanina.org /engl/kazanlyk.php (3264 words)

	Kazanlak - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Kazanlak is a town in Rose Valley, Bulgaria.
		Thracian Tomb (4th century B.C), a vaulted brickwork "beehive" (tholos) tomb with painted murals representing a Thracian couple at a ritual funeral feast, a UNESCO protected World Heritage Site.
		The mural is memorable for its splendid horses and especially for the gesture of farewell, in which the seated couple grasp each other's wrists in a moment of tenderness and equality.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Kazanlak (152 words)

	CTV.ca \| Golden wreath of laurels unearthed in Bulgaria
		The king's body was laid in a huge wood-paneled pit together with two horses and a dog, while Thracian kings were usually buried in vast stone tombs under huge earth mounds.
		The Thracians lived in what is now Bulgaria and parts of modern Greece, Romania, Macedonia and Turkey from 4,000 B.C. to the 8th century A.D., when they were assimilated by the invading Slavs.
		Last year, another archaeological expedition discovered two vast Thracian tombs in the Kazanlak region, prompting archaeologists to name it "the Valley of Thracian Kings" in reference to the Valley of Kings near Luxor, Egypt, home to the tombs of Egyptian Pharaohs.
	www.ctv.ca /servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1122293865780_54/?hub=SciTech (387 words)

	Discover Bulgaria - Kazanlak
		What this pretty town, nestled at the foot of the mountains, is most famous for is the Thracian tomb of Kazanluk.
		The tomb was excavated in 1944 and is one of the 9 cultural and historical sites in Bulgaria included in the UNESCO list of historical and architectural monuments of global importance.
		The tomb is situated in a mound near the town of Kazanluk.
	www.bulgaria-hotels.com /en/discover_bulgaria/towns/57NFO-kazanlak.html (1282 words)

	Travel to Bulgaria :: Thracian tombs tours
		In the Starossel tomb archeologists have found a magnificent trove of relics, including a large gold funerary wreath, other gold jewelry, bronze shields, helmets and swords, and two sets of silver decorations for horses.
		Koprivshtitsa - Kosmatka tombs, Shipka Tombs, Kazanlak tomb - one of the most famous monuments of Thracian culture of the early 3rd century BC, included in the World Register of Historical Sites of UNESCO for its extraordinary art gallery.
		From the Sveshtary tomb you will be going to the city of Russe and spending the night there.
	www.motoroads.com /bulgaria-thracian-tombs-vacations.html (512 words)

	Earth Change News on Earth Changes TV on the Web
		The tomb, near the town of Haskovo, about 145 miles southeast of Sofia, is made of big stone blocks and has two chambers forming a dome at the top.
		The Thracians were Bronze Age people, whose civilization thrived in the Balkans from 2000 B.C. until the invasion of the Slavs in the sixth century A.D. This is the second Thracian tomb with murals of humans discovered in Bulgaria and one of the most significant finds in Thracian archaeology this century, experts say.
		The first Thracian tomb of this kind was unearthed in 1944 in the town of Kazanlak, about 125 miles east of Sofia.
	www.earthchangestv.com /breaking/December2000/1219ThracianTomb.htm (203 words)

	Thracian tombs tour in Bulgaria
		Koprivshtitsa - Kazanlak tomb - one of the most famous monuments of Thracian culture of the early 3rd century BC, included in the World Register of Historical Sites of UNESCO for its extraordinary art gallery.
		The scenes of funeral procession, the musicians, the Thracian ruler and his wife, the chariots, the horses and other depictions are all very interesting.
		After Kazanlak tomb you will visit Helvetika tomb uncovered near the town of Shipka, in the south foothills of the Balkan Range.
	www.bgtravel.com /vacation-thracian-tombs-bulgaria.asp (576 words)

	World Heritage Sites: Bulgaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic complex which played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria.
		Destroyed by fire at the beginning of the 19th century, the complex was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862.
		Discovered in 1982 near the village of Sveshtari, this 3rd- century B.C. Thracian tomb reflects the fundamental structural principles of Thracian cult buildings.
	www.worldhistoryplus.com /whs/bulgaria.html (790 words)

	Odrysian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Odrysian kingdom was a union of Thracians tribes that endured between the 5th century BC and the 3rd century BC.
		Its capital was Uscudama (as named by the Thracians) or Odrysia (as named by the Greeks) which is now the city of Edirne, in the European part of Turkey.
		The Odrysian state was the first Thracian kingdom that aquired power in the region, by the unification of many Thracian tribes under a single ruler: king Teres.
	read-and-go.hopto.org /Thracians/Odrysian.html (320 words)

	Tomb of the - Egypt: Nefertari and her Tomb in Egypt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier has been created to honour the more than 116000 Canadians who have sacrificed their lives in the cause of peace and freedom.
		The Tomb of the Unknowns (also known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier) is The Guards of Honor at the Tomb of the Unknowns are highly motivated and are
		Tutankhamun's tomb is located in the Valley of the Kings between the tombs of Rameses II and Howard Carter, The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen
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		The Thracian Kazanluk Tomb, located in the Valley of Roses near the town of Kazanluk, has perfectly preserved murals dating from the fourth century BC.
		The Sveshtari Tomb is situated in an archaeological reserve near the town of Razgrad; it was built 2300 years ago for a Thracian king.
		The tomb, situated in a mound near the town of Kazanluk, was discovered by accident in 1944.
	www.temporatravel.com /eng/zab_one.php?zab=4 (665 words)

	SZEDA :: Region :: History and Culture
		Inhabited by Thracians, Ancient Greeks, Romans, Slavs, Ottomans, and Bulgarians, this antique land bears the immortal historical testimony of its past civilizations.
		Stara Zagora's Neolithic dwellings (the earliest traces of human activity in Europe from the 7th - 6th millennium BC); the Karasura archaeological excavations near Chirpan; the ruins of the ancient Roman Forum at the center of Stara Zagora, and the Thracian tomb in Kazanlak are among its countless historical treasures.
		The capital of the rose growing region is Kazanlak where rose picking rituals and folklore displays are presented.
	www.szeda.bg /region/history.html (402 words)

	Thracian tomb of Kazanlak - World Heritage Site - Pictures, info and travel reports
		You can walk on the mound of the original tomb but you need to go to the replica to get some idea of what is inside.
		How accurate the replica paintings are I know not but it is the only chance you are going to get to experience something of what a Thracian tomb from the 3rd or 4th century is like.
		Kazanlak is a pleasant town which anyone doing a tour of Bulgaria is likely to include in their itinerary.
	www.worldheritagesite.org /sites/kazanlak.html (402 words)

	TEMMA Bulgaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The riches originally laid in the tomb can be inferred from the bones of five horses, slain to accompany their master in the afterlife.
		The tomb excavated at Sveshtari is not a solitary construction.
		The Kazanluk tomb is a rare example of the architectural craft of the Thracians and the art of painting during the Hellenistic age.
	www.bulgaria-blacksea.com /bulgaria.php?id=9 (3725 words)

	Bulgaria (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (42°37'0" N, 25°23'59" E)
		Thracian Tomb of Sveshtari (43°39'59" N, 26°40'0" E)
		His ascetic dwelling and tomb became a holy site and were transformed into a monastic complex, which subsequently played an important role in the spiritual and social life of medieval Bulgaria.
	www.twobeds.com /nasa/herrminator/html/Bulgaria.html (904 words)

	Take a piece from Bulgarian Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		During the period of Bulgarian national revival Kazanlak prospered as a center of commerce and crafts.
		The town of Kazanlak is heir to the ancient Thracian capital village Seuthopolis /dated from the IV - III century B.C./ named after the great Thracian King Seuthes III.
		The most remarkable among them are the Thracian tomb “Ostrusha” with its 40 tons burial chamber, “The Maglizh Tomb” with its frescoes, “Grifonite”, “Shushmanec” and “Helvetia”.
	fantastic-bg.com /about_thracians.htm (291 words)

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