Stock photography picture of St Mary's Church in Sozopol Bulgaria

AG332W - Licenced Caption St Mary's Church in Sozopol Bulgaria Description Three different methods of construction are visible in the St. Mary's church, corresponding to the three stages of its erection. The eastern, altar wall is made of stone, up to 3 m thick, containing the apse and the two transepts (probably built in the 16th c.). The central part, faced with oak on the outside, dates from the 18th century, while the western part and narthex were added during the 19th century. Partly dug into the ground, the church surprises with its spacious interior. An unknown master of the Samokov School made pulpit and bishop’s throne the exquisitely carved altar. Keywords Apolonia, "miletian, Greeks", founded, 610BC, "Sozopol-The, the, town, of, salvation"