The Seven Thrones Monastery

The Osenovlashki monastery The Virgin Mary, or as it is better known – The Seven Thrones monastery, is one of the most interesting monasteries in Bulgaria. It is located in the upper stream of the river Gabrovnitza, in the western foot of the Stara Planina mountain. It is dated back to the IX century, when a group of Slavonic tribes settled in these lands. Most of them came from the region of Besarabia. The legend says that the monastery was built by seven boyars or seven brothers. That is why its church consists of seven separate rooms/chapels. The church, such as it is nowadays, was built in 1825 and represents a cruciform, three-apse building with a cylindrical dome. Its architecture is unique.

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