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Landmarks in Tryavna

 Tryavna has preserved its Revival appearance even today. The old part was proclaimed an architectural reserve with about 140 monuments of Revival architecture. The brightest evidence of it are the ensembles at Dyado Nikola Square, P. R. Slaveikov Street, Peter Bogdanov Street, Kachaunska Mahala (quarter). The Daskalovs House (1804) is incomparable (27A, P. R. Slaveikov Street, tel.: 0677 2166), in which the Museum of Woodcarving and Icon-Painting is located. The two magnificent wood-carved ceilings created by Dimitur Oshanina and Ivan Bochukovetsa in 1808 after a bet made between them. The Tryavna School of Icon-Painting Museum (1, Breza Street, tel.: 0677 3753) contains over 160 icons. The Slaveikovs House Museum (1830, 50, P. R. Slaveikov, tel.: 0677 2206). Angel Kunchev House-museum and monument (39, Angel Kunchev Street, tel.: 0677 2398). The House of Dyado (Grandfather) Dobri (1834). Popangelovs House (from the end of the 18th century) - the oldest in the town. Raikovs House (1846, 1, Prof. Pencho Raikov Street). St. Archangel Michail Church dating back to 1819 (tel.: 0677 3442) with its magnificent richly carved iconostasis (work of Vitan Koyuv-Junior), the unusually beautiful bishops throne made by Priest Koyu Vitanov about 1821. The church possesses a relic  over-throne cross of palisander wood carved with 12 scenes from the Bible.

St. Georgi Church (1848-1852) has a remarkable iconostasis, work of the masters Dimitur Deikov and Nikola Dragoshinov (1852). In Shkoloto (The School) Museum (7, Captain Dyado Nikola Square, tel.: 0677 2278) there are permanent exhibitions, among which the donation of the world famous Bulgarian painter Dimitur Kazakov stands out. The exhibits in the collection Time-measuring devices and technology of Medieval times up to the end of the 19th century are quite original. The Clock Tower (1814, in the central Captain Dyado Nikola Square). The upper bridge (1844). The Totyo Gubenski Art Gallery in the ancient Kalinchevs house (45, P. R. Slaveikov) dates back to 1830. It is in possession of 500 pictures donated by the collector Gubenski. The Ivan Popdimitrov House-Museum (P. R. Slaveikov Street) with pictures, donated by his grandson. There is a permanent exhibition, too - a donation by the sculptor Ivan Kolev.

Every odd year on 26th and 27th May Slaveikovs Days are held here including various cultural events. The town is host of the unique in the country International Plain-Air Painting on Wood Plastics Bet in Ryavna, which is held each year.

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