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Lira Monastery: Located about 60 km south of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Covering an area of 0.088 square kilometers, the Lira Monastery is the largest monastery in Bulgaria and was founded in the 10th century AD. The monastery is carefully arranged, much like a medieval castle.
- Chinese name
- Lira Monastery
- Foreign name
- Rila Monastery
- Geographical position
- About 60 kilometers south of Sofia
- Opening hours
- 6:00-21:00.
- Ticket price
- Admission is free.
- Construction time
- Mid-10th century
- Best season to play
- All seasons
- Suggested play time
- 1 day
- Administrative category
- Bulgaria
- Subordinate region
- Sofia
- Area product
- It covers 0.088 square kilometers
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Basic data
Estate name
: Rila Monastery
Selected in 1983
Selection basis: Cultural Heritage (vi)
Location: N42 07 00 E23 23 60
Estate number: 216
Estate description
Lira Monastery is a famous ancient monastery in Bulgaria, the largest monastery in the Balkans, located in the Rioskar Valley of the highest mountain in the Balkans, Lira Mountain, the monastery was originally built near the cave where the first Bulgarian saint Riowski lived, and was moved to the present site in the 13th century - 14th century.
In 1983, according to the Cultural heritage selection criteria (vi), the Lira Monastery was designated
UNESCO World Heritage Committee
Approved for inclusion on the World Heritage List as a cultural heritage.
Selection based on criteria (vi) :
The Lira Monastery, a symbol of the Bulgarian Renaissance in the 19th century, taught Slavic values to Lira in an attempt to re-establish an uninterrupted historical continuity.
Evaluation by the World Heritage Committee
The Lira Monastery was built in the 10th century by St. John the Hermit of Lira. After his death, John was canonized by the Orthodox Church, so his former monastic site and his tomb became a holy place and became a monastery. This small monastery played a very important role in the religious and social life of medieval Bulgaria. The monastery was destroyed by a fire in the early 19th century and rebuilt between 1834 and 1862. The Lira Monastery is a Bulgarian monastery of the 18th and 19th centuries
Renaissance period
It represents the awakening of Slavic cultural identity after centuries of occupation.
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Lira Monastery is a famous ancient monastery in Bulgaria
cloister
It is the largest monastery in the Balkans and is located on the highest mountain in the Balkans
Rila Mountain
the
Rioskar Valley
Medium. This neo-Byzantine building was built in the mid-10th century AD and was built by hermits
SAN Juan de La
It was built when this place was
Balkan countries
Home of the second order of monks. The monastery was originally built near the cave where the first Bulgarian saint Riorsky lived, and was moved to its present site in the 13th and 14th centuries. In the early 14th century, the monastery of Lila was destroyed by an earthquake. Later the monastery was rebuilt and a strong castle was built. It was finally rebuilt between 1834 and 1860. Inside it are still preserved the remains of the medieval monastery and the monuments of SAN Juan de La.
Unique location and architectural structure
The most famous sight of Mount Lila is not natural, but artificial. The Lira Monastery, named after the mountain, is the most famous ancient monastery in Bulgaria. The Lira Monastery is located in a valley of the Lira Mountains, 1200 meters above sea level and covers an area of 8800 square meters.
The Lira Monastery was founded in the mid-10th century AD and has been destroyed and rebuilt several times in its history. Built on a stream, much like a medieval castle, the monastery is tightly arranged, including churches built in different periods, defensive towers and a semicircular four-story building divided into four parts, east, west, north and south, with a total of 300 rooms, which used to house tens of thousands of pilgrims at once. The defensive tower was built in 1335, a total of five stories, 25 meters high, completely made of red brick and stone, the tower's Windows are very narrow, the tower has numerous shooting holes, the highest level of the tower is a chapel, decorated with frescoes, the tower is flat, surrounded by a similar bunker crenelations. Part of the tower was damaged by heavy shelling during the Turkish invasion.
Today the Lira Monastery is a center of architecture, art, religion and education. It consists of 11 churches from different periods, 20 residential buildings from the 14th to the 19th centuries, defensive towers and a semicircular four-story building. One of the earliest structures was the defense tower built in 1335, which was 22 meters (25 meters) high and divided into five floors, all made of red brick and stone. The Windows of the tower are narrow, and there are numerous firing holes in the tower. The highest floor of the tower is a private prayer room, decorated with paintings of Jesus' transformation scenes and other splendid 16th-century frescoes. The tower is flat and surrounded by a battlement. Part of the tower was destroyed during the Turkish invasion
Big cannon bad.
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The number of monks in the Lira Monastery in Bulgaria peaked at tens of thousands, and later several hundred. Now there are only eight monks. The four-story semi-circular building is divided into four parts, east, west, north and south, with a total of more than 300 rooms, which used to accommodate tens of thousands of people at the same time
pilgrimage
One of the highlights is the kitchen on the north side, with a chimney 22 meters high. And the colonnade is
Renaissance style
.
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The Assumption Cathedral, built between 1834 and 1837, is located in the center of the Lira Monastery and has three main halls; Two choir stands on either side, above three domes, surrounded by colonnades, very spectacular.
In addition, the monastery of Lila has
Temple of SAN Lucas
and
Churches of SAN Juan
Etc.
Historic site
. The Temple of St. Lucas consists of the Church of St. Lucas, the Church of Our Lady of Dorcel, and a school for monks. The church of SAN Juan was built on the basis of the Cave of SAN Juan, a natural cave from the 10th century, which contains the tomb of SAN Juan. This creation of a combination of natural caves and human civilization makes this church second to none in the whole Balkans.
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Artistic achievement
On the walls of the monastery hall, there are many frescoes and statues, most of which are by the hands of famous teachers. The frescoes in the church are among the most outstanding works of Bulgarian religious painting of the 19th century. In 1961, the Lira Monastery was opened as a national museum, which has a collection of more than 600 cultural relics, including Bulgaria's first globe, the blind monk Rafal's cross, the bishops' scepters, brocade vestments, ancient royal artifacts, silver buckles donated by pilgrimage women, various weapons used by the monastery guards and a large number of handicrafts. It is also one of the national tourist areas.
Lira Monastery
Architectural status
enter
World Heritage List
The National Museum of Bulgaria, the largest monastery in the Balkans, world-famous tourist attractions, Bulgarian landmarks...
Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located in the southern part of the Sofia Basin in the Balkan mountains,
Vitosha Mountain
,
Yulimsan
and
Lauzan Khrebet
It is surrounded by mild climate and tree-lined trees, and was historically a traffic artery from Central Europe to West Asia. Surrounded by green mountains and green mountains, this city has both the bustling scene of modern cities and beautiful and charming natural scenery, and therefore, not only in Bulgaria, but also in the whole of Europe also enjoys the reputation of "garden city".
Lira Monastery
