Thracian tomb Shushmanets

The Thracian tomb at Shushmanets Mound is a masterpiece of Thracian architecture. Located in the Valley of the Thracian Rulers, it was built as a temple in the 4th century BC and later used as a tomb.[1]

Outside view
Panorama view
Inside view

Architecture

The temple has a long and wide entry corridor and an antechamber, a semi-cylindrical room supported by an elegant column. The top of this column has the form of a knucklebone. Four horses and two dogs were sacrificed in the antechamber. The central room is circular in shape, supported by a beautiful polished Doric column ending with a large disc symbolizing the sun. The tomb's columns represent Thracian beliefs about the universe and the creation myth. Archaeologist Georgi Kitov discovered the tomb in 1996.[2]

See also

References
  1. "The Tomb in the "Shushmanets" Mound". Wikimapia. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  2. "Thracian tomb in Shushmanets mound, Shipka". Guide Bulgaria. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
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