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Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo

Bulgaria
Date of Inscription: 1979
Criteria: (ii)(iii)
Property : 171.9000 ha
Village of Ivanovo, 16 km from the town of Ruse, Province of Ruse
N43 43 0 E25 58 0
Ref: 45

Brief Description

In the valley of the Roussenski Lom River, in north east Bulgaria, a complex of rock-hewn churches, chapels, monasteries and cells developed in the vicinity of the village of Ivanovo. This is where the first hermits had dug out their cells and churches during the 12th century. The 14th-century murals testify to the exceptional skill of the artists belonging to the Tarnovo School of painting.

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