Architectural detail of Eski Dzhamiya (Eski Mosque) at Stara Zagora, XV century, nowadays Museum of religions, Balkans, Bulgaria, Eastern Europe

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This is the only building which survived the city fire during the Russian-Turkish 1877-1879 War. The building, with its mural paintings, is a national monument of culture. An inscription inside says that the mosque was completed at the end of 1409. Recent archaeological excavations revealed that there had been a Medieval Christian church in the basement, and before it - a Thracian sanctuary.

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Size: 5120px × 3413px
Location: Eski Dzhamiya, Stara Zagora, Southeastern Bulgaria
Photo credit: © Vladimir Alexeev / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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