Dormition of the Theotokos Church, Targovishte

Church of the Assumption (Bulgarian: Църква Свето Успение Богородично, Tsarkva Sveto Uspenie Bogorodichno ) is assumed in Targovishte and the diocese of Varna and Veliki Preslav an Orthodox church building of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It is one of the best examples of church architecture to the middle and end of the Bulgarian national revival.

History

The building is located in the district Varosha - the old town of Targovishte.

The church was built in the years 1847-1851 by Usta Dimitar from the school of Tryavna. Originally, the bell tower was a wooden structure next to the building. The three-nave church is made ​​of stone and has a size of 510 m². Made The interiors of 1860, including the iconostasis is from artists from the Tryavna school. At the beginning of the 20th century added Gencho Novakov the present elegant bell tower according to plans of the Italian Paul Forlani.