Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak

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Thracian tomb UNESCO World Heritage Site archaeological site

The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is an ancient burial monument in central Bulgaria renowned for its well-preserved Hellenistic-era frescoes and as part of the rich Thracian cultural heritage.

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Surface form Occurrences
Thracian burial mounds in Kazanlak Valley 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Thracian tomb ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
architecturalInfluence Hellenistic ⓘ
architecturalStyle Thracians ⓘ
surface form: Thracian
conservationStatus original tomb closed to the public ⓘ
country Bulgaria ⓘ
culture Thracians ⓘ
surface form: Odrysian kingdom

Thracian culture ⓘ
dateOfUNESCOInscription 1979 ⓘ
depicts Thracian aristocratic couple ⓘ
chariot procession ⓘ
funerary feast ⓘ
horsemen ⓘ
musicians ⓘ
warriors ⓘ
discovered 1944 ⓘ
discoveredDuring construction of a bomb shelter ⓘ
hasPart beehive-shaped chamber ⓘ
burial chamber ⓘ
dromos ⓘ
narrow corridor ⓘ
hasReplica Kazanlak Thracian Tomb replica ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageOf Thracians ⓘ
inception 4th century BC ⓘ
early 3rd century BC ⓘ
locatedIn Kazanlak ⓘ
Stara Zagora Province ⓘ
central Bulgaria ⓘ
locatedNear Koprinka Dam ⓘ
Shipka Pass ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
notableFor Hellenistic-era frescoes ⓘ
funerary art ⓘ
well-preserved wall paintings ⓘ
partOf Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Thracian burial mounds in Kazanlak Valley

Valley of the Thracian Kings ⓘ
period Hellenistic period ⓘ
significance evidence of advanced Thracian art ⓘ
key monument of Thracian funerary architecture ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCategory Cultural ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i) ⓘ
(iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 44 ⓘ
use aristocratic burial ⓘ
royal burial ⓘ
visitorAccess replica open to visitors ⓘ

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Bulgaria → UNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak ⓘ
Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak → partOf → Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Thracian burial mounds in Kazanlak Valley