Small Basilica
The Small Basilica of Philippopolis is one of Plovdiv's most distinctive landmarks. The basilica is located on Maria Louisa Blvd in the central part of Bulgaria's second-largest city.Photo: Realsteel007, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Basilica in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Small Basilica, Plovdiv”
- Address: бул. Княгиня Мария Луиза
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Roman theatre of Philippopolis and Ethnographic Museum.
Roman theatre of Philippopolis
Archaeological site
Photo: Edal, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Roman theatre of Philippopolis is one of the world's best-preserved ancient Roman theatres, located in the city center of modern Plovdiv, Bulgaria, once the ancient city of Philippopolis. Roman theatre of Philippopolis is situated 570 metres west of Small Basilica.
Ethnographic Museum
Museum
The Plovdiv Regional Ethnographic Museum is a museum of ethnography in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Since 1938, it has occupied the 1847 house of the merchant, Argir Kuyumdzhioglu, in the city's Old Town. Ethnographic Museum is situated 560 metres northwest of Small Basilica.
Episcopal Basilica of Philippopolis
Museum
Photo: Realsteel007, CC BY 3.0.
The Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis, also known as the Great Basilica, is a ruined church from the ancient city of Philippopolis in Plovdiv and built in the mid-4th century AD. Episcopal Basilica of Philippopolis is situated 510 metres southwest of Small Basilica.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hadji Hassan Mahala and Old Plovdiv.
Hadji Hassan Mahala
Suburb
Hadji Hassan Mahala is a Roma ghetto in Plovdiv, Bulgaria dating to 1400s. Residents generally regard themselves as being of the Turkish ethnicity. Its name comes from a mosque, itself named after a Turkish military leader who may have founded the neighborhood.
Old Plovdiv
Suburb
Photo: Faces&&Places, CC BY 2.0.
The old town in Plovdiv is an architectural and historical reserve located on three of Plovdiv's hills: Nebet Tepe, Dzhambaz Tepe and Taksim Tepe. The complex has been formed as a result of the long sequence of habitation from prehistoric times to present day and combines the culture and architecture from Antiquity, Middle Ages and Bulgarian revival.
Kamenitsa
Suburb
Plovdiv is the second-largest city in Bulgaria and the most populous city in the Bulgarian part of the historic region of Thrace, located 144 km southeast of the capital Sofia.
Small Basilica
- Categories: church, archaeological site, tourism, historic site, and tourist attraction
- Location: Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.14638° or 42° 8′ 47″ northLongitude
24.75798° or 24° 45′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8GJ64QW5+H5OpenStreetMap ID
way 145774622OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q16744679
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Small Basilica” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Малка базилика”
- French: “basilique de Plovdiv”
- French: “Basilique de Plovdiv”
- Slovak: “Malá bazilika”
- Ukrainian: “Мала базиліка Філіппополя”
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