Decision : CONF 009 VIII
Inscription: Rila Monastery (Bulgaria)
Rila Monastery
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Bulgaria
C(vi)
This property was not considered as a testimony of mediaeval civilisation but rather as a symbol of the 19th Century Bulgarian Renaissance which imparted slavic cultural values upon Rila in trying to re-establish an uninterrupted historical continuity. The reconstruction of Rila (1834-1962) thus illustrates cultural criterion (vi) of the Operational Guidelines.
Decision Code: CONF 009 VIII
Themes: Inscriptions on the World Heritage List
States Parties (1): Bulgaria
Properties (1): Rila Monastery
Year: 1983
