The church "St. Ivan Rilski", also called the Miners' Church, was built from 1910 to 1920, its completion having been delayed by the wars. The church was built for the workers of the Pernik mine to whom the town owes its development in the 20th century.
The Boyana Church is a complex of three buildings from different periods. The first is the eastern church, built in the 10th century. This first church was enlarged in the middle of the 13th century with the second two-storey building built next to it. The third church was built at the beginning of the 19th century. The church has one of the most important collections of medieval paintings in Europe with frescoes from the 13th century. In 1979 it was included in the World Heritage List.
It is an Orthodox Monastery close to Bulgaria's capital Sofia. It was built on the slopes of the Vitosha mountain, known by Bulgarians as Sofia's Holy Mountain.
The Sofia Synagogue, built between 1905 and 1909, is the largest Sephardic synagogue in Europe. Inspired by the Vienna Synagogue, the architect Friedrich Grünanger designed the monumental building in the neo-Moorish style. Today, the synagogue houses the Jewish History Museum.
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