Stone roofs at Dolen village, known with national landmark architecture, Gotze Delchev region, Balkans, Bulgaria

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Dolen is located on a Roman-Thracian road which used to connect Drama with Trimoncium, the Roman name of today's city of Plovdiv. Proof for the existence of this historic route are remains from the road itself at the eastern part of the village as well as the Roman bridge in the district of Banyan. Dolen is famous with its 350 old houses – an example of 19th century Rhodopean architecture. The houses are typically built with overhanging top stories and the roofs are made out of stone plates.

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Location: Dolen village, Bulgaria, Balkans, Eastern Europe
Photo credit: © Vladimir Alexeev / Alamy / Afripics
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