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.Photo: HM-ISKRA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 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
Photo: Mincov, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: HM-ISKRA, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 Sheynovo and Shipka.
Sheynovo
Village
Sheynovo is a village in southern Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality in Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the Kazanlak Valley, 3 km from the foothills of the Balkan Mountains, and about 12 km north-west of the town of Kazanlak.
Shipka
Town
Photo: Annboeva, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Khadzhidimitrovo
Village
Hadzhidimitrovo is a village in southern Bulgaria, part of Kazanlak Municipality in Stara Zagora Province. It lies in the northern part of the Kazanlak Valley, a few kilometres north-west of the town of Kazanlak. Khadzhidimitrovo is situated 4½ km southeast of Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka.
Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tomb in Bulgaria
- Categories: tomb, tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Shejnovo, Kazanlak, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
42.69963° or 42° 41′ 59″ northLongitude
25.3093° or 25° 18′ 34″ eastOpen location code
8GJ7M8X5+RPOpenStreetMap ID
way 203175351OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7482074
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Hebrew—“Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “مقبرة جولياما ارسنالكا”
- Bulgarian: “Голяма Арсеналка”
- Dutch: “Thracian tomb Golyama Arsenalka”
- French: “tombeau thrace Golyama Arsenalka”
- French: “Tombeau thrace Golyama Arsenalka”
- Hebrew: “תל ארסנאלקה”
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