One of the most beautiful churches in the ancient town of Asenovgrad in Bulgaria is the Church of Saint George, which is not only one of the main examples of the Bulgarian Revival in the town, but also a rare example of a church with sculptural decoration in the country. Two bell towers are another interesting detail, and the church can also boast that it was here that the old city school was founded.
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The most important Russian Classicism building in the city after the cathedral, a huge cloth factory in Yekaterinoslavl built at the end of the XVIII century on the initiative of Prince Potemkin.
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The old manor in Kalavrita, Greece, seems like a typical mansion from the period of Ottoman rule, but in fact the palace is much older - its original version, now greatly rebuilt, is believed to have been erected by the Despot of Morea, Thomas Palaiologos, brother of the last emperor of Byzantium and great-grandfather of the first holder of the imperial title in Russia, Tsar Ivan IV.
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Once bustling with life, the Armenian settlement of Old Khot in the mountains.
Like many other historical villages and towns, which endured centuries of Muslim devastation, it was abandoned in the XX century, as the threat of raids and consequently, the need for a safe location have faded into the obscurity.
Like many other historical villages and towns, which endured centuries of Muslim devastation, it was abandoned in the XX century, as the threat of raids and consequently, the need for a safe location have faded into the obscurity.
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