Wood-carving ceiling at Koprivshtitsa guestroom (staya), Rila monastery, Rilski monastery, Balkans, Bulgaria
The Ethnographic Museum and the Revival Period Rooms are worth visiting, though only a few people know about them. They are located on the 2-nd and the 3-rd floor in the northern part of the monastery. At the moment there are 4 guest rooms that are opened for tourists. They were constructed and decorated during the Bulgarian Revival Period (19th century). Their interior represents a typical in-house arrangements, colourful window’s adornments, wall-paintings, ceiling woodcarving ornamentions and decorations in homes of certain towns that were prosperous during the Revival Period. There is for example the Teteven guestroom (named after the town Teteven in the Balkan Moutains), the Koprvishtitsa guestroom (named after the town of Koprivshtitsa in the Sredna Gora Mountains) and others.
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Location: Rilski Monastery, Rila Monastery, South-Western Bulgaria
Photo credit: © Vladimir Alexeev / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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