3tmk
February 16th, 2005, 02:17 AM
there was nothing for the country, so I decided to open the list with one of the most famous monasteries of the country:
The Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
It's in the coveted UNESCO world heritage list:
http://whc.unesco.org/sites/216.htm
Brief description from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rila_Monastery
The Rila Monastery (Bulgarian Рилски Манастир, Rilski Manastir) was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church. It is situated in the Rila Mountains in western Bulgaria at 42°08'10"N 23°20'40"E, in a spectacular setting in the deep valley of the Rilski River.
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. Partly destroyed by fire at the beginning of the 19th century, the complex was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862, though retaining the older buildings which did survive the fire.
The monument is a characteristic example of the Bulgarian Renaissance (18th–19th centuries) and symbolizes an awareness of a Slavic cultural identity following centuries of occupation. The Rila Monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
for the pics, I found many here:
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/rila_monastery.html
but to see even more and in better quality, check pbase:
http://www.pbase.com/ngruev/rilamonastery
and while you're at it the other galleries, they're pretty good themselves ;)
none of these pics are mine, so all the credits goes to the owners and photographs.
so to start, here is St John of Rila, the patron of the monastery:
http://www.ilianrachov.com/ikons/images/st.john%20from%20rila%20mountin.privat%20collection%20of%20the%20bulgarian%20royal%20familly%20coburgoth..jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila-kula5.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/rila-kula5.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/monastery_rila7.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila7.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila-ark5.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila-girl5.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila-hallway5.jpg
http://users.pcnet.ro/vlad.adrian/icoane/Diverse/RILA%20ALTAR.jpg
http://www.fortnoks.net/Web/Pic/Bulgaria/Bolgarie__Blagoev__Rila_042.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_front.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_complex_1.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_complex_2.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_yard_2.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_yard_3.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_church.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_church_entrance.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_church_tower_2.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_mountain.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_tower.jpg
http://www.bulgariatravel.org/images/gphoto_336.jpg
The Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
It's in the coveted UNESCO world heritage list:
http://whc.unesco.org/sites/216.htm
Brief description from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rila_Monastery
The Rila Monastery (Bulgarian Рилски Манастир, Rilski Manastir) was founded in the 10th century by St John of Rila, a hermit canonized by the Orthodox Church. It is situated in the Rila Mountains in western Bulgaria at 42°08'10"N 23°20'40"E, in a spectacular setting in the deep valley of the Rilski River.
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. Partly destroyed by fire at the beginning of the 19th century, the complex was rebuilt between 1834 and 1862, though retaining the older buildings which did survive the fire.
The monument is a characteristic example of the Bulgarian Renaissance (18th–19th centuries) and symbolizes an awareness of a Slavic cultural identity following centuries of occupation. The Rila Monastery is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
for the pics, I found many here:
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/rila_monastery.html
but to see even more and in better quality, check pbase:
http://www.pbase.com/ngruev/rilamonastery
and while you're at it the other galleries, they're pretty good themselves ;)
none of these pics are mine, so all the credits goes to the owners and photographs.
so to start, here is St John of Rila, the patron of the monastery:
http://www.ilianrachov.com/ikons/images/st.john%20from%20rila%20mountin.privat%20collection%20of%20the%20bulgarian%20royal%20familly%20coburgoth..jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila-kula5.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/rila-kula5.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/monastery_rila7.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila7.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila-ark5.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila-girl5.jpg
http://www.bgtravel.com/photos/Big/mona-rila-hallway5.jpg
http://users.pcnet.ro/vlad.adrian/icoane/Diverse/RILA%20ALTAR.jpg
http://www.fortnoks.net/Web/Pic/Bulgaria/Bolgarie__Blagoev__Rila_042.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_front.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_complex_1.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_complex_2.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_yard_2.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_yard_3.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_church.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_church_entrance.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_church_tower_2.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_mountain.jpg
http://www.bulgarianmonastery.com/monastery_photos/rila_monastary_tower.jpg
http://www.bulgariatravel.org/images/gphoto_336.jpg