User:TodorBozhinov/Architecture of Bulgaria

The architecture of Bulgaria has been continuously shaped since the 8th-6th millennium BC, when the first organized settlements emerged.

Remarkable works of Thracians, Romans and Greeks survive from antiquity, while the Middle Ages saw the rich architectural activity of the Bulgarian Empire, and even if the subsequent Ottoman rule was a period of considerable decline for the Bulgarian architecture, the Bulgarian National Revival in the 18th-19th century experienced another period of architectural upsurge. In the late 19th and early 20th century the architecture of Bulgaria was dominated by the fashionable revival styles of western architecture and the Communist rule and democracy were dominated by modern styles.

Prehistory and antiquity

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  Late Roman gate of Diocletianopolis (Hisarya)
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  Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak, 4th century BC
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  Old Bishopric, Nesebar, 5th-6th century AD
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  Roman amphitheatre, Plovdiv
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  Church of St George, Sofia
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  Stone sarcophagus in Tatul
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  Roman ruins in Stara Zagora

Bulgarian Empire

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  Ruins of Pliska
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  Reconstructed gate of Preslav
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  Holy Theotokos of Petrich Church, Asenova krepost, Asenovgrad
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  Baba Vida, Vidin
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  Boyana Church, Sofia
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  Kaliakra
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  Tower of Hrelyu, Rila Monastery

Early Ottoman rule

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  Church of St Petka of the Saddlers
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  Banya Bashi Mosque

Bulgarian National Revival

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  Old Plovdiv
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  Rila Monastery
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  Lovech
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  Dryanovo
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  Troyan Monastery
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  Tryavna
• Varosha, Blagoevgrad
  Varosha, Blagoevgrad

Late 19th and early 20th century

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  Former royal palace, Sofia
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  Dohodno Zdanie, Rousse
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  Euxinograd
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  Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Varna
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  Neo-Baroque in Rousse
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  Ivan Vazov National Theatre
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  Sofia University
• Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
  Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Communist rule

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  Building in Gabrovo
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  Tower blocks in Lyulin
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  Stara Zagora municipality office
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  The former Party House in Sofia

References

• Koeva, Margarita (2003-09-21). Introduction to architectural theory and history (in Bulgarian). Varna: LiterNet. ISBN 954-304-027-3. Retrieved 2006-09-28.