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<center><h1>These are some of the landmarks you should visit :</h1></center><img src="images/c.jpg" width="400px" height="125px" align="right" border="5" >
<h2>The "Church of St. Paraskeva"</h2>
<p>The "Church of St. Paraskeva" in town of Troyan was built in 1835 over the ruins of other chapel, called also "St. Petka".
In 1877 the church was burned, and after the liberation of Bulgaria from Turkish youke it was restored with voluntary contributions and grants from the Troyan Monastery.
The church is functioning nowadays and is declared a monument of culture and architecture.
The church feast (and a officila holiday of Troyan municipality) is 14 October - the day of St. Petka - Paraskeva, patroness of Troyan.</p>
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<h2>Troyan Monastery “The Assumption of Mary”, </h2><img src="images/tm.jpg" width="400px" height="200px" align="right" border="5" >
<p>Troyan Monastery “The Assumption of Mary”, village of Oreshak
The Troyan Monastery as a monastery complex is the third in size in Bulgaria, a remarkable monument of culture of national significance. It is situated in the beautiful valley of the river Cherni Osam, 10 km south from the town of Troyan.
According to the historical documents, the monastery was first founded in 1600 and reconstructed in the period 1830 – 1865 in its present look. The interior and the exterior of the church are painted in frescos by Zahari Zograf by the Samokov School. The wall-paintings in the church are a rich gallery of the art of Zahari Zograf (1810 – 1853), a top of his art.
The church was declared a monument of culture in the State Gazette, issue 69/1927 and issue 100/1969.
Similarly to other monasteries, the Troyan monastery was also a shelter of the Apostle of Freedom, Vasil Levski (1837 – 1873), who formed revolutionary committees not only in Troyan, but also in the monastery itself. The secret monastery committee was composed of 80 monks and it was led by archimandrite Makarius. The cell where revolutionary strategies were discussed is preserved to the present day in its authentic look.
During the war between Russia and Turkey (1877 - 1878) the monastery complex was turned into a field hospital for the Russian warriors, and any kind of help was provided there in the war between Russia and Turkey.
The church celebration of the monastery is celebrated in 15 August, as a holy evening prayer is performed and the mantle of St. Mary is taken out – a symbol of the grave of the Mother of Christ.
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<h2>The Natural Science Museum in village of Cherni Osam</h2>
<p>The Natural Science Museum in village of Cherni Osam (Troayn municipality) was established in 1956 by Iliya Hristov Iliev (the local teacher of Biology) who started to research and collect information to help his students from the Biology circle. Bit by bit the interesting collection starts to attracts many nature lovers from all over the country and in 1976 it was separated and displayed at in a building especially constructed for it.
In 1992 it obtained a statute of a "Natural Science" museum. Nowadays there are exhibited more than 700 exponents, separated in three halls.
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<h2>Roman fortress SOSTRA</h2>
<p>The fortress "Sostra" ("sostra" in ancient Greek means girdle, bandage, barrier) is a Roman military post, built over the ruins of a Thracian settlement. It is situated south-east of village of Lomets, 12 km. north of the town of Troyan and 28 km. south of Lovech, in the valley of the Osam river.
"Sostra" was a stronghold of a military cohort of about 1000 people and an important military unit on the ancient road Eskus - Philipopolis. Besides the fortress, parts of which are visible today, Sostra was actually a big roadside complex including a village situated outside of the fortress walls. Construction of the fortress began in 147, by a order of Emperor Antoninus Pius, and during its existence has been repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt again. The castle finished its existence in the V century.
In the fortress were found about 30 silver Tetradrachms (Ancient Greek silver coin) coinaged on the island of Thasos, a bronze mask and lots of antique pottery and decorations. Most of finds are exihibited in Historical - craft museum of Troyan and the bronze mask - in the National Museum of History in Sofia.
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<h2>Тhe "Museum of national crafts and applied arts" </h2>
<p> Тhe "Museum of national crafts and applied arts" in town of Troyan is located at the central town square. It is housed in a building from 1881 - the first post-liberation public building in the town. The museum was inaugurated on 10.03.1968 on the occasion of 100 anniversary of declaring of Troyan for a town.
The museum exhibits are displayed in 10 halls. There are shown samples and original objects and equipment related to the traditional crafts in Troyan region - pottery, woodcarving and woodworking, metalworking, pyrography, iconography, copper-working, goldsmith, making of traditional costumes, etc.
Address of Museum of Folk Crafts and Arts: 1, Vazrajdane square, Troyan
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<h2>The National Exhibition of crafts and arts </h2>
<p>The National Exhibition of crafts and arts is a major landmark of village of Oreshak (Troyan municipality). Exhibition complex was built in 1971 at an area of 50 decares and includes 9 exhibition halls with a total area of 4200 square meters. The museum is unique for the country, because here are displayed items of traditional crafts made by Bulgarian artists from all of the Bulgarian ethnographic regions.
<p>Address of National Exhibition of crafts and arts: 256, Stara Planina Str, village of Oreshak, Troyan.
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<h2>Art gallery "Seryakova house"</h2>
<p>In 1991 the building of the Seryakova Kashta in town of Troyan - the house where George Seryakov (Gio), a revolutionary and a follower of Hristo Botev , a casualty from the 1876 battle at Milin Kamak - was placed at the disposal of the Troyan Painters Union to become their residence and a town art gallery.
In the last two decades it has hosted more than 16 exhibitions per year, displaying the works of local and visiting artists, as well as meetings of intellectuals, readings, concerts and other cultural events.
The gallery has at its disposal 5 exhibition halls; an office offering detailed information and advertising materials on the various authors; a stall for clay, textile and other souvenirs and an Art Club coffee-bar which is a suitable gathering place of artists and art admirers.
The gallery cooperates with artists from the country and abroad. Some 5000 guests visit the place annually - artists, patrons, students, Bulgarian and foreign tourists.
<p>Address of Seryakovata Kashta art-gallery: #6 "Angel Kanchev " str, 5600 Troyan
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