Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka

Golyama Arsenalka mound is a Thracian burial tumulus with a subterranean stone building near the Bulgarian town of Shipka. It dates from the end of 5th century BCE.

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Type: Tourist attraction
Description: tomb in Bulgaria
Also known as: “Голяма арсеналка”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Tomb of Seuthes III and Shipka Memorial Church.

Tomb of Seuthes III

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The Tomb of Seuthes III is located near Kazanlak, Bulgaria. Seuthes III was the King of the Odrysian Kingdom of Thrace from c. 331 to c. 300 BC and founder of the nearby Thracian city of Seuthopolis. Tomb of Seuthes III is situated 2 km east of Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka.

Shipka Memorial Church

Church

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The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, better known as the Shipka Memorial Church or Shipka Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox church built near the town of Shipka in Stara Planina between 1885 and 1902, according to Antoniy Tomishko's design in the seventeenth-century Russian style under the direction of architect Alexander Pomerantsev. Shipka Memorial Church is situated 2½ km northeast of Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka.

Thracian tomb Griffins

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The Thracian tomb Griffins, found in Bulgaria, has a façade decorated with plastic columns and with a pediment above them. The pediment`s ends are semi-palmettes, the lower leaves of which are elongated and look like heads of griffins. Thracian tomb Griffins is situated 3 km east of Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shipka and Kran.

Shipka

Town

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Shipka is a town in central Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality, Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the Central Balkan Mountains at 650 metres above sea level, facing the Kazanlak Valley.

Kran

Town

Kran is a town in central Bulgaria. It is located just south of the Balkan Mountains and is administratively part of Kazanlak Municipality, Stara Zagora Province. Kran is situated 7 km southeast of Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka.