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Rila Monastery

Cultural World Heritage property in Bulgaria, inscribed in 1983 under criterion (vi).

Rila Monastery, Bulgaria
Photo: Daniel Dimitrov · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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State Party
Bulgaria
Year of inscription
1983
Criteria
vi
Area of property
11 ha
Location
Rila
What it is
architectural ensemble
Component parts
5 (serial property)
Reference
WHC 216 · Wikidata Q64617589

Why it is on the List

(vi)Directly linked to events, living traditions, ideas, beliefs or artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance.
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