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BULGARIA

Troyan Monastery

The Troyan Monastery (real name : Monastery of the Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God) is the third largest monastery in Bulgaria and is a popular tourist destination. It is located in the northern part of the country in the Balkan mountains and was founded at the end of the 16th century. According to the historical documents, the monastery was first founded in 1600 and reconstructed in the period 1830 – 1865. The most significant architectural and cultural monument is the main church “The Assumption of Virgin Mary”, which was built in the period 1835-1837 by the master Konstantin of the village of Peshtera, at the place of an older church. The iconostasis in the central church is a wood carving dating to 1839.