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| Main Church "Nativity of the Virgin Mother" |
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| Details of fresco |
" The Monastery of Saint Ivan of Rila, better known as the Rila Monastery is the largest and most famous Eastern Orthodox monastery in Bulgaria. It is situated in the southwestern Rila mountains, 117km south of Sofia in the deep valley of the Rilska River at an elevation of 1,147m (3,763ft) above seas level, inside of Rila Monastery Park. The Monastery is named after its founder, the hermit Ivan of Rila (876-946AD) and houses around 60 monks "
1) The entrance of Holy Rila Monastery (UNESCO World Heritage site), Bulgaria
2) Main Church "Nativity of the Virgin Mother"
3) The Tower of the Hrelyu
4) View of the courtyard & the arched outer corridors
5) Outer corridors with fresco - very impressive & a class of its own !
6) Details of a fresco
7) Statutes in courtyard & outer corridors
8) Ecclesiastical & Historical Museum
9) Rila Mountains & Rila Monastery in the background - snowy mountains & cold in late March in this region
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