Boyana Church

The Boyana Church is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church in the Boyana quarter on the outskirts of Sofia. The east wing was built in the late 10th or early 11th century, the central wing was added in the 13th century under the Second Bulgarian Empire, and the building was completed with a western extension in the mid-19th century.

Its walls hold 89 scenes with 240 human figures. The church was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.

Worth knowing

• UNESCO World Heritage site since 1979
• Frescoes from 1259
• In Sofia, at the foot of Vitosha