Dont say Good-bye... I Still Loving You16 viewsSofia - 2008
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Detail0 viewsRila monastery, Bulgaria - 2006
The Rila Monastery was founded in the 30-th years of X century on the place of the Old Anchoress in Rila Mountain. While the monastery has been existing, it was many times rebuilt, destroyed and reconstructed. Today the Rila Monastery has had this appearance since the middle of the previous century. It is the biggest and the most respected Bulgarian monastery.It is considered that the creator of the Rila Monastery is the first Bulgarian hermit Ivan Rilsky (876-946), he chose to live in this way as a method of spiritual perfection and a way to express his protest against the suppression of the high moral rules of the real Christianity.
The Rila Monastery is located in 1147 meters altitude in the middle of the fragrant coniferous forests of Rila Mountain. The monastery is a complex of cultural, dwelling and farming buildings which take about 8800 square meters. The Rila Monastery has an unique architecture. Outside, the monastery looks like a fortress. It has 24-meter stone walls which forms irregular pentagon. That’s why when some tourist enters the monastery’s yard from some of the two iron gates he is surprised by its architecture: arches and colonnades, covered wooden stairs and carved verandas and the 300-400 monastic cells. The Hreliov’s tower and the main church “The Nativity of the Virgin” cohabit at the center of the yard. This tower was created by the local feudal lord Hrelio in 1334-1335. A small church stays next to it and it is only a couple of years younger (1343). A bell-tower was added to the tower in 1844. The main church “The Nativity of the Virgin” was built in these times. Its architect is a master Peter Ivanovich, who worked on it in 1834-1837. The temple has five domes, three altars and two chapels. Maybe the most important thing in the church is the iconostasis which has incredible wood-carving. The wall-paintings were completed in 1846 by many masters from Bulgaria, but only Zahary Zagraph signed his paintings. In the church there are lots of icons created in XIV-XIX.
In 1980 the International Federation of Travel Writers and Journalists (FIJEST) distinguished the Monastery with Golden Apple, the highest award for familiarization and cultural tourism. In 1983 the Rila Monastery was recorded on the List of World Cultural Heritage as a world cultural value.
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Helleborus odorus0 viewsHelleborus odorus, Chetirtsi, Bulgaria - 2008
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The Parish Church3 viewsSoller, Mallorca - 2006
Church of Sant Bartomeu, built in 1912 by the catalan architect Joan Rubio i Bellver, a follower of Gaudi.
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A Blind man smoke0 viewsBlagoevgrad, BG - april 2008
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Pentax LX golden 67 views.... It was March 16th, 1981, one year after the introduction of the Pentax LX. The ten-millionth Pentax SLR camera, an LX, came out of AOC’s main plant in Mashiko and was given to the chief designer, then chairman of Asahi Opt. Co. Ltd. Minoru Suzuki. In order to celebrate this 10 million event, on August 25th, 1981 a limited edition "LX Gold" was introduced. It was 18 carat gold plated with brown leather (also-called lizard skin or snake skin) and was equipped with an SMC Pentax f/1.2 50mm lens also with brown leather and gold finish. All dark details of the LX Gold are dark-brown instead of black, including the front lens ring and film chamber, with only the film pressure plate and the small watch curtain in black. Of course, the natural titanium shutter curtains remain unchanged. Also a brown lens cap and everready case were provided with the LX Gold. The package included a wooden box with red lining and white silk gloves to handle the camera without leaving fingerprints on the sensitive gold plating. Both the camera and the case are provided with golden carton boxes sporting 10million logo and 1981 lettering.
Only 300 pieces of the LX Gold were manufactured,
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Carpenter's shop1 viewsA carpenter's shop in Sofia, BG - 2008
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The fountain0 viewsRila monastery, Bulgaria - 2006
The Rila Monastery was founded in the 30-th years of X century on the place of the Old Anchoress in Rila Mountain. While the monastery has been existing, it was many times rebuilt, destroyed and reconstructed. Today the Rila Monastery has had this appearance since the middle of the previous century. It is the biggest and the most respected Bulgarian monastery.It is considered that the creator of the Rila Monastery is the first Bulgarian hermit Ivan Rilsky (876-946), he chose to live in this way as a method of spiritual perfection and a way to express his protest against the suppression of the high moral rules of the real Christianity.
The Rila Monastery is located in 1147 meters altitude in the middle of the fragrant coniferous forests of Rila Mountain. The monastery is a complex of cultural, dwelling and farming buildings which take about 8800 square meters. The Rila Monastery has an unique architecture. Outside, the monastery looks like a fortress. It has 24-meter stone walls which forms irregular pentagon. That’s why when some tourist enters the monastery’s yard from some of the two iron gates he is surprised by its architecture: arches and colonnades, covered wooden stairs and carved verandas and the 300-400 monastic cells. The Hreliov’s tower and the main church “The Nativity of the Virgin” cohabit at the center of the yard. This tower was created by the local feudal lord Hrelio in 1334-1335. A small church stays next to it and it is only a couple of years younger (1343). A bell-tower was added to the tower in 1844. The main church “The Nativity of the Virgin” was built in these times. Its architect is a master Peter Ivanovich, who worked on it in 1834-1837. The temple has five domes, three altars and two chapels. Maybe the most important thing in the church is the iconostasis which has incredible wood-carving. The wall-paintings were completed in 1846 by many masters from Bulgaria, but only Zahary Zagraph signed his paintings. In the church there are lots of icons created in XIV-XIX.
In 1980 the International Federation of Travel Writers and Journalists (FIJEST) distinguished the Monastery with Golden Apple, the highest award for familiarization and cultural tourism. In 1983 the Rila Monastery was recorded on the List of World Cultural Heritage as a world cultural value.
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Hotel Varosha5 viewsEntrie of the Hotel Varosha, Blagoevgrad, BG - 2007
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A Hard work Needed9 viewsVelingrad Station, Bulgaria - 23.02.2008
(Nikon F601; 35mm. color negative; 200ISO)
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Dont touch the sleeping big cat1 viewsBig Cat in Sofia zoo, Bulgaria - summer 2007Jul 03, 2008
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SI Bank office0 viewsSI Bank office in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria - 2008Jul 03, 2008
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Antenas0 viewsAntenas view, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria - 2008Jul 03, 2008
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Helleborus odorus0 viewsHelleborus odorus, Chetirtsi, Bulgaria - 2008Jul 03, 2008
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Helleborus odorus0 viewsHelleborus odorus, Chetirtsi, Bulgaria - 2008Jul 03, 2008
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The numbers of the blossom0 viewsA rich blossoms of Rosaceae, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria - april 2008Jul 03, 2008
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Life in rose0 viewsRosaceae, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria - april 2008Jul 03, 2008
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Wiener fiaker1 viewsWalk with fiaker, Vienna, Austria - dec. 2007Jul 03, 2008
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Street of Vienna0 viewsOn the street, Vienna, Austria - dec. 2007Jul 03, 2008
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The red tram0 viewsred tram down the street, Vienna, Austria - dec.2007Jul 03, 2008
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