Church of St. Nicholas description and photos - Bulgaria: Balchik (Topic)

Church of St. Nicholas description and photos - Bulgaria: Balchik. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Church of St. Nicholas is an architectural composition of the period of the Bulgarian National Revival. Consists of a temple and a free-standing bell tower, somewhat reminiscent of a lighthouse. The first building of the temple was built in 1848, but was soon destroyed.

Almost twenty years later, in 1866, the church was restored by master Georgy Denyuv. In the past, the church had a school based on the peer education method developed by Joseph Lancaster and Andrew Belle (today it is open as a museum). On the occasion of the 1300th anniversary of the statehood of Bulgaria, the church of St. Nicholas and the modest building of the school were restored.

Not far from the church there is a memorial plaque in memory of the prominent Bulgarian revolutionary Lieutenant Kalchev, killed by the Greeks in Thessaloniki in 1949. Also, guests of the city may be interested in the fountain, in the center of which there is an old Bulgarian stone cross. This fountain was donated to the Church of St. Nicholas by Orthodox residents of Balchik in 2010. The church is an object of cultural heritage in Bulgaria and traditionally attracts tourists who have visited Balchik, as one of the most interesting sights of the city.

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