Ruler’s Basilica

Ruler’s Basilica is a church in Veliki Preslav, Shumen. Ruler’s Basilica is situated nearby to the ruins Throne room, as well as near Eastern gate of the inner town.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Round Church, Preslav and Patleyna monastery.

Round Church, Preslav

Historic site

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The Round Church, also known as the Golden Church or the Church of St John, is a large partially preserved early medieval Eastern Orthodox church. It lies in Preslav, the former capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, today a town in northeastern Bulgaria. Round Church, Preslav is situated 470 metres south of Ruler’s Basilica.

Patleyna monastery

Place of worship

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The Patleina Monastery of Saint Pantaleon is a ruined Bulgarian Orthodox monastery. It is an archaeological site situated at the outskirts of the capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, Preslav. Patleyna monastery is situated 2½ km south of Ruler’s Basilica.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Veliki Preslav and Imrenchevo.

Veliki Preslav

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Veliki Preslav is a small town in northeastern Bulgaria, not far from Shumen. It was the site of the second capital of medieval Bulgaria, and now the ruins are a national archeological reserve.