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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Basilica of Pliska canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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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