흐렐요 탑(The Hreliov's tower, 프레이요탑). 릴라 수도원(Rila Monastery)

흐렐요 탑(The Hreliov's tower, 프레이요탑).

릴라 수도원(Rila Monastery). 불가리아(Bulgaria)

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흐렐요 탑 (The Hreliov's tower. 프레리요 탑)

부호 프레리요가 건축하여 헌납하였으며, 높이 22m 로

1833년 대화재가 일어났을 때 수도원에서 유일하게 흐렐요 탑만 무사했다고 한다.

그래서 처음 만들어졌던 14세기의 모습(1335년 건축) 그대로 남아 있다.

외벽의 벽화 역시 처음 그대로 남아 있어 14세기의 종교화를 엿볼 수 있다.

키릴문자 : 9세기, 키릴형제가 고안한 불가리아의 알파벳

The Hreliov’s tower. However, the Hreliov’s tower gives us full notion of the character of the fortress building trough the whole period of the mature Bulgarian feudalism. It was built in 1334-1335 and devoted to St. Joan Rilsky and The Virgin Mother Osenovica. It is an evidence for the technical and artistic skills of the medieval masters.

The access to the inside of the tower is only to the first floor, where is the only one entrance – now you can get in there only with wood stairs, which firstly were step-ladder. The access inside is realized by wide stone stairs, built in thick walls. In that way each of the four floors has united cleared room. They were obviously considered for temporary living in defense from attacks. There were some convenience of the life as wood floors, a little day-light, place for sink (on the second floor).

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