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The architecture of the Bulgarian Revival is an Ottoman style architecture developed between 1770 and 1900. [1]Plovdiv's Old Town [2] is a living museum of the type of National Revival architecture that developed there (there were regional differences) in the early to mid-1800.
In terms of architecture, the Vrana Palace combines Byzantine influences, Bulgarian National Revival traditions, Art Nouveau and French classicism. [ 3 ] The Karelian Hall is a gift from Alexander III of Russia , and all of its furniture (the table, the chairs and the dressing table) are made of Karelian birch by master woodworkers specially ...
The architecture of Tsarska Bistritsa combines, in the spirit of Romanticism, elements of the authentic Bulgarian National Revival style with other European architectural styles and alpine architecture. A cabin from the transatlantic ship New America is part of the interior.
The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of Plovdiv's hills: Nebet Tepe, Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe.. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.
It is one of the finest examples of the middle and late Bulgarian National Revival church architecture. The building is situated in the Varosha Quarter - the old town in Targovishte. The church was built in the period 1847–1851 by Usta Dimitar from the Tryavna School. Initially the bell tower was a wooden structure next to the building.
Described as a "humble but beautiful village church", [4] in terms of design Saint George's is a simple single-nave church which follows the typical single-nave design employed by the Slavine School. It has two gates, one from the south and one from the west, and nine relatively large windows which let a lot of light into the interior. [ 5 ]
The period is remarkable for its characteristic architecture which can still be observed in old Bulgarian towns such as Tryavna, Koprivshtitsa and Veliko Tarnovo, the rich literary heritage of authors like Ivan Vazov and Hristo Botev that inspired the Bulgarian struggle for independence and an autonomous church, and the April Uprising of 1876, a significant event of armed opposition to Ottoman ...
Most of the houses in Zheravna were built during the Bulgarian Revival, but their inner interior has been since renovated. The Saint Nicholas Church was built in 1834. It was originally painted by master painters Jordan Mihajlovic from Elena and Georgi and Gencho from Tryavna. Today the church is adorned with a rich collection of icons, stone ...