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St Marina Metropolitan Church (1856) is the main church in Plovdiv. It boasts a magnificent wooden iconostasis, perfectly preserved icons and boldly coloured murals beneath its porch.

Sts Constantine and Helena Church is considered to be among the oldest churches in Plovdiv. It was built in 337 replacing an ancient pagan temple in the acropolis on one of the fortified hills. The church was named after Emperor Constantine the Great and his mother Helena. Rebuilt in 1832, it boasts a fine gilt baroque iconostasis and magnificent frescoes and icons, painted by masters of one of the most famous Bulgarian Iconographic Schools: the Debar School.

The Hindlyan House (1840), National Monument of Culture restored in 1974 and fitted with Bulgarian Revival period furniture, impresses with its artistic decoration and preserved original murals.

The Alphonse de Lamartine House (1829) hosts an exposition of Lamartine's photos, sculpture and maps with his route.
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