Great Basilica of Pliska

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The Great Basilica of Pliska is a monumental early medieval Christian church in Bulgaria, notable as one of the largest basilicas in Europe during the First Bulgarian Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian church
basilica
architecturalStyle early Christian basilica
architecturalType three-aisled basilica
builtFor Boris I of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
constructionEnd c. 880
constructionStart c. 875
coordinateLocation 43.376°N 27.119°E
country Bulgaria
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
destroyedBy Pecheneg raids NERFINISHED
destroyedIn 10th century
excavationBy Bulgarian archaeologists
excavationStart 1927
early 20th century
floorCount 1
hasPart apse
atrium
baptistery
episcopal palace
monastic complex
narthex
nave
heritageDesignation Monument of Culture of National Importance of Bulgaria
heritageStatus archaeological monument
inception late 9th century
length approximately 100 metres
locatedIn Pliska NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Shumen Province NERFINISHED
locatedInHistoricalRegion First Bulgarian Empire NERFINISHED
managedBy Bulgarian Ministry of Culture NERFINISHED
materialUsed brick
stone
namedAfter Pliska NERFINISHED
near modern town of Pliska
notableFor being one of the largest basilicas in medieval Europe
its monumental scale
its role in the early Christian history of Bulgaria
ownedBy Republic of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
partOf Pliska National Historical and Archaeological Reserve NERFINISHED
reconstruction partial reconstruction in the late 20th century
religion Christianity
significantEvent Christianization of Bulgaria NERFINISHED
baptism of Bulgarian nobles
use cathedral church of the Bulgarian capital Pliska
royal church of the Bulgarian rulers
seat of the Bulgarian archbishop
visitorAttraction tourist site
width approximately 30 metres

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