 There are 1500 mounds in the Kazanlak Valley and over twenty revealed Thracian temples and tombs. All of them represent the great Thracian culture but the following are the most remarkable of all – the famous Kazanlak Tomb and the tombs situated on the north of the town, on the way to the Shipka Pass. |
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Kazanlak Thracian tomb It is a part of the UNESCO world heritage and one of the most attractive tombs, with its magnificent frescoes, depicting a Thracian burial rite. |
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Helvetia The sanctuary is remarkable with its two-wing gate, the eastern painted in red (symbolizing the sun / life / day /good), and the western – in black (earth / death / night / evil). |
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Golyama Kosmatka The temple-tomb is the latest home of the Seuthopolis ruler - Seuthes III. There have been found the golden cup, wreath, horse harness and battle accoutrements, as well as the bronze head from the ruler’s statue. |
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Griphones The temple-sanctuary of the Thracian rituals is famous for the griphones depicted in the antechamber – mythical creatures, a combination between the symbols and bodies of a lion and eagle. |
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Golyama Arsenalka The architecture of the temple represents the Thracian idea of the world: the Sun is in the center and the slab stones around it form three concentric circles – the nether world, the human world and the heavens. |
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Svetitsa The unique golden mask was found in the tomb of the Svetitsa Mound. It belonged to a Thracian ruler buried there, together with his ring, seal and full armor equipment. |
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Shushmanetsö The temple is unique on the Balkan Peninsula for the presence of columns both in the antechamber and in the camera. The mythological model of the world is represented in details. |
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Ostrusha The most remarkable element in the tomb-temple is the depiction of a beautiful woman, preserved in one of the cassettes forming the burial chamber structure. |
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