Church of St. George description and photos - Bulgaria: Varshets (Topic)

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

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The Church of St. George in the town of Vyrschets, like many other churches in Bulgaria, is dedicated to one of the main Christian martyrs. The construction of the temple began in 1903 and was completed three years later, when the arrangement of the altar was completed. The building was designed by the Bulgarian architect Kiro Marichkov. Construction work was entrusted to master builders Y. Hristov from the village of Negovan and Shch. Dimitrov from the village of Byal-Kamyk.

The Church of St. George is a monumental structure with three towers topped with domes and Celtic crosses. The altar is located in the apse. From the side of the porch on the roof of the building, two identical towers are visible, on the opposite side there is one more, slightly larger in size. Because of this, when viewing the temple from certain angles, it appears to taper from front to back in a triangle-like manner. On three sides, the church is surrounded by a U-shaped porch.

The building is built of bricks and stones, in some places the walls are plastered and covered with yellow paint.

The church has a wooden iconostasis, skillfully decorated with carvings by the master Dionisy Petrov. Visitors can see monuments of icon painting of the 17th-17th centuries. These are the royal icons painted by Stefan Ivanov and Peter Ivanov, as well as the amazing works of Archpriest Mikhail Petrov.

Among the most important values of the church are four chandeliers made in Constantinople and Jerusalem with donations from parishioners.

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