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(ul Ivan Vazov; adult/student 6/2 lv; 9am-6pm Wed-Mon)
This museum, in a former
Turkish town hall built in 1872, was where Bulgaria's first National Assembly was held to
write the country's first constitution in 1879.
The ground floor contains costumes, books and photos about Veliko Târnovo's history.
The former assembly hall, upstairs, displays portraits of local personalities. The basement
has classic old-town photos, and some valuable icons.
Veliko Târnovo Archaeological Museum
(ul Ivan Vazov; adult/student 6/2 lv; 9am-6pm Tue-Sun)
Housed in a grand old build-
ing with a colonnaded terrace and courtyard full of Roman sculptures, the archaeological
museum contains Roman artefacts from N ikopolis- ad-Istrum, and more Roman pottery
and statues from elsewhere. Medieval Bulgarian exhibits include huge murals of the tsars,
while there's also some ancient gold from nearby neolithic settlements.
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Forty Martyrs Church
(ul Mitropolska; adult/student 5/1 lv; 9am-5.30pm)
The Forty Martyrs Church, in the
old Asenova quarter, was built in 1230 to celebrate Tsar Asen II's victory over the Byzan-
tines. It was used as a royal mausoleum, and then as a mosque by the Turks.
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Church of the Assumption
Across from Forty Martyrs Church is the tiny Church of the Assumption, built in 1923
over a ruined 14th-century church. It's usually closed, but is very pretty, with blue-painted
bas-reliefs decorating its sides.
Church of Sveti Petr & Pavel
(ul Mitropolska; adult/student 4/2 lv; 9am-6pm)
The St Peter & St Paul Church, loc-
ated just past the bridge, contains fragments of murals from the 14th to 17th centuries.
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Church of Sveti Dimitâr
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