In the central part of Tsarevets, on the highest point, there once towered the Patriarchal church “Holy Ascending of God”. It was built over the ruins of an early Christian church, dating back from the end of the V and the beginning of the VI century. The Patriarchal church represented a three-nave basilica with one apse. It was built in two stages: during the first stage in the beginning of the XIII century the church was built as a one-nave basilica with a semi-cylindrical arch. During the second stage – the XIV century, the church was enlarged and reconstructed in a cross-dome, three-apse church with two altars. Three premises, one of which a belfry tower – very rare for the Orthodox church architectural style, were discovered near the south wall of the church. #bulgaria #castle #cathedral #church #dome #fortress #gallery #hill #kingdom #museum #orthodox #patriarchy #temple #tsarevets #veliko_turnovo #wall
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