The Synagogue in Samokov is a Sephardi synagogue built between 1855 and 1860 in the Ottoman style. This brick building served as a Synagogue until 1948 and is now abandoned.
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The mosque was built in the middle of the 19th century , probably by Bulgarian masters. It has a large prayer room measuring 14 by 14.8 meters. Four free columns in the center hold a rammed drum topped with a wooden dome . The arched vestibule has a second floor for women. The minaret has a spiral brick decoration. The exterior and the interior of the mosque are richly painted with ornaments by painters from the Samokov school .
The Stupa of Enlightenment is located in the village of Plana, near the capital Sofia. It is the first traditional stupa built in Bulgaria.
The mosque welcomed its long-waited renovation in 2018 and had been declared as a monument of local significance.
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