Saint Demetrius Church | cultural heritage / national heritage, listed building / architectural heritage, 1840s construction, Bulgarian Orthodox Church

Bulgaria / Veliko Tarnovo / Kilifarevo /
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Church St. Demetrius - catholicon of the Kilifarevo Monastery of the Nativity of the Mother of God (transliterated: Sveto Rozhdestvo Bogorodichno).
In 1840, master Kolyu Ficheto began the construction of the current church St. Demetrius. It preserves part of the old altar wall and the chapels St. Theodosius and St. Ivan Rilski. The temple was completed in 1842. Its inner space is divided in the shape of a cross. The dome is located on 4 stone columns that outline the shoulders of the cross. Most of the frescoes are in the chapels and date from 1718.
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Coordinates:   42°57'21"N   25°37'22"E
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