Museum
Stara Zagora - Museum of religion

In the heart of one of the most beautiful and modern Bulgarian cities is functioning Museum of religions - Stara Zagora. The building is like no other - its history dates back to the time of the Thracians , when the site of today's mosque was located Thracian sanctuary . Eski mosque itself was completed in 1409 , and in modern excavations have found evidence for a medieval church in Muslim hram.Pri building and used white marble blocks taken from the ancient city of Augusta Traiana .

In the summer of 1877 the town was burned to the ground , killed over 30,000 women and children, and the surviving men capable of bearing arms , shall be included in the Shipka volunteers. Eski Mosque is the only surviving building and serves as a starting point for mapping and construction of the new city with its checkerboard layout prototype , made by Austrian architect Lubor Bayer .

Eski Mosque and Museum of religions , as it is known today, the building is shrouded in mystery for many reasons :

- Niche mirhaba that a strict Muslim command must point to Mecca ( ​​southeast) is oriented north-south. Also, in places where the plaster and wall paintings have not been recovered fully visible structure of brick unusual for the construction of a mosque. It is assumed that the construction of the mosque has been given to the location of the pagan temple and a Christian church . The building is an open pit and artifacts dating from the early Iron Age .

In a detailed study of the frescoes were discovered paintings strictly banned Islamic temple - landscapes , animals and even human figures . They are not visible to the naked eye, but their author 's anonymity.

Eski Mosque is a unique artistic and architectural monument , a building like no other , a unique testimony of how a religion and culture conquers preceding January

Note: The building is strictly prohibited the use of photo and video equipment. The attached pictures are here only to promote the site and for educational and non-commercial purposes .