St Dimitar of Solun church in Assen's Quarter of Veliko Tarnovo, the medieval capital of Bulgaria

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This is the church where according to the legend started the uprising of the Assen brothers against Byzantine rule in 1185 which led to the restoration of the Bulgarian Kingdom.

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Size: 3543px × 5070px
Location: Assen's quarter, Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © Nedko Dimitrov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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