Great Basilica
The Great Basilica of Pliska is an architectural complex in Pliska, the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire, which includes the cathedral, an archbishop's palace and a monastery.Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Ruins
- Description: church building in Pliska, Bulgaria
- Also known as: “Great Basilica, Pliska”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pliska and Zlatna niva.
Pliska
Town
Photo: Svik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pliska was the first capital of the First Bulgarian Empire during the Middle Ages and is now a small town in Shumen Province, on the Ludogorie plateau of the Danubian Plain, 20 km northeast of the provincial capital, Shumen. Pliska is situated 4 km south of Great Basilica.
Zlatna niva
Village
Photo: Izvora, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Zlatna niva is a village, which is situated 6 km west of Great Basilica.
Pamukchii
Village
Photo: Spiritia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pamukchii is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Great Basilica.
Great Basilica
Latitude
43.39862° or 43° 23′ 55″ northLongitude
27.13904° or 27° 8′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8GM994XQ+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 370028066OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsWikidata ID
Q5598716
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Great Basilica” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Базилика (Плиска)”
- Bulgarian: “Базилика в Плиска”
- Bulgarian: “Голяма базилика в Плиска”
- Bulgarian: “Голяма базилика”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه البازيليكا العظيمه”
- French: “grande basilique de Pliska”
- French: “Grande Basilique de Pliska”
- German: “Große Basilika von Pliska”
- Italian: “Grande basilica”
- Japanese: “プリスカの大バシリカ”
- Portuguese: “Grande Basílica (Plisca)”
- Portuguese: “Grande Basílica”
- Russian: “Большая базилика”
- Serbian: “Велика Базилика”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Velika bazilika u Plisci”
- Ukrainian: “Велика базиліка (Плиска)”
- Ukrainian: “Велика базиліка”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Голямата Базилика and Археологически музей „Професор Рашо Рашев“ Archaeologicla Museum Prof. Rasho Rashev.
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