Thracian Tomb Kazanluk

Thracian Tomb is situated in the town of Kazanlak and it was discovered accidentally under a huge mound in 1944.
It comprises camera in the form of beehives, with height 3.25 m and diameter of 2.65 m and narrow corridor with length
of 1.55 m, 1.20 m width. The tomb was built with bricks and the exterior features stone cover.
The Thracian Tomb is unique with its wall painting dated in the end of 4th B.C and the beginning of 3rd century.
The wall paintings are uniquely found on the walls of the camera and the corridor and its 40 sqm.

The camera features’ painting of burial ceremony, in the central part is a painting of a Thracian king and his wife.
Another feature of the painting is a cupbearer and two musician’s women with long tubes. Behind the king
in the painting is a chariot with two horses, a young man hold four horses. By the right hand side of the king’s
wife there are two maids with a box of jewelers and a mist. The second smaller paintings feature dynamic competitors
of cart.

The wall paintings are of high professional quality. After the discovery of the tomb, above it was built
a protective gather, featuring an air conditioner with perfect ventilation. There is a duplicate of the tomb
close to the main original tomb, and tourist could visit the duplicate in place of the original,
and it was added to UNESCO World Heritage List.

Source: visit.bg