4th Century Bishop’s Basilica with Marvelous Early Christian Bird Mosaics Opened for Visitors Bulgaria’s Plovdiv in Big Restoration Project with US Funding
The partly restored ruins of the 4th century Bishop’s Basilica, or Great Basilica, of the Ancient Thracian and Roman city of Philipopolis, with its almost fully restored fabulous Early Christian flood mosaics with birds and other motifs, has been opened…
Bulgaria’s Cabinet Grants Plovdiv Municipality Management Rights for Early Christian Great Basilica amidst Mosaics Restoration
Bulgaria’s Council of Ministers has granted the southern Plovdiv Municipality management rights for the Early Byzantine Great Basilica, a major archaeological monument where archaeologists and restorers are presently working on the excavation and restoration of its stunning Early Christian mosaics.
Archaeologists Find Bishop’s Inscription, Mosaics with Middle Eastern Motifs in 5th Century AD Great Basilica in Bulgaria’s Plovdiv
The archaeologists and restorers working on the excavation and conservation of the 5th century AD Byzantine Great Basilica in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv have made a series of new intriguing discoveries at the Early Christian temple.
Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Further Older Layer of Beautiful Early Christian Mosaics at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica
Bulgarian archaeologists and restorers working on the excavation and conservation of the 5th century AD Great Basilica in the southern city of Plovdiv have uncovered almost completely the second layer of the beautiful Early Christian floor mosaics at the Early…
Bulgarian Archaeologists Uncover Further Lower Layer of Early Christian Mosaics at Plovdiv’s Great Basilica
Bulgarian archaeologists working on the re-excavation and restoration of the 5th century AD Great Basilica in the southern city of Plovdiv have made further progress with the uncovering of the lower layer of ornate Early Christian mosaics at the Early…
Bulgarian Archaeologists Discover Lower Layer of Early Christian Mosaics, Murals, Roman Building in Plovdiv’s Great Basilica
Bulgarian archaeologists working on the further excavation and restoration of the 5th century AD Great Basilica in the southern city of Plovdiv have discovered a lower layer of ornate Early Christian mosaics as well as murals on the masonry ruins,…
Bulgarian Archaeologists Reveal Beautiful Early Christian Floor Mosaics amidst Unpleasant Present-Day ‘Finds’ in Plovdiv’s Great Basilica
Bulgarian archaeologists and restorers have revealed beautiful Early Christian floor mosaics in the 5th century AD Great Basilica whose re-excavation, restoration, and conservation started two weeks ago in the southern city of Plovdiv.
Bulgarian Archaeologists Start Excavations, Restoration of Early Christian Great Basilica in Plovdiv
A team of archaeologists and restorers has started work on the concluding excavations, rehabilitation, and restoration of the Early Christian Great Basilica in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv, focusing on the temple’s unique mosaics and their exhibition in situ.
Bulgaria’s Plovdiv Seeks Ownership of Early Christian Great Basilica from Central Government
The municipal authorities in the southern Bulgarian city of Plovdiv have declared their intention to seek from Bulgaria’s Ministry of Culture a transfer of property rights over the entire site of the Early Christian Great Basilica, an archaeological monument which…
