Stupa of Enlightenment
The Stupa of Enlightenment is located in the village of Plana, near the capital Sofia. It is the first traditional stupa built in Bulgaria.
Other nearby buildings
Dragalevtsi Monastery
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.
Synagogue in Samokov
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.
Bayrakli Mosque
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 .
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