Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo

World Heritage
Bulgaria
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In the Roussenski Valley of the Roma River in northeastern Bulgaria, a complex of rock-hewn churches, chapels, monasteries and cells developed near the village of Ivanovo. In the 12th century, the first hermits dug their cells and churches here. The 14th-century frescoes bear witness to the extraordinary skills of the artists of the Tarnovo School.

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Ivanovo rocks near the church complex

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14th century mural portrait of Tsar Ivan Alexander from the Rock-hewn Churches of Ivanovo

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Information extracted from Wikidata

country Fur
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Churches%20of%20Ivanovo%20S1.jpg
instance of museum
executive body Rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo
IPA transcription 1998888
number of rooms viaf-234822600
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/03hrbz
Commons category Rock-hewn churches of Ivanovo
coordinate location Point(25.966666666 43.716666666)
area 171.9
World Heritage criteria World Heritage selection criterion (ii)

of Eastern Orthodox church
of cave church
start time 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name Rock-Hewn Churches of Ivanovo
official name كنائس إيفانوفو المنحوتة في الصخ
official name Iglesias rupestres de Ivanovo
official name Églises rupestres d'Ivanovo
official name イヴァノヴォの岩窟教会群
official name Uit de rots gehouwen kerken van Ivanovo
official name Скальные церкви у села Иваново
official name 伊凡诺沃岩洞教堂