The Veliki Preslav National Historical-Archaeological Reserve and Museum is located on the remains of the old Bulgarian capital Veliki Preslav and occupies about 500 hectares of the area. It was founded on October 26, 1906. The museum exhibits parts and objects from the city found during the excavations. There are numerous immovable monuments in and around the reserve, and the museum's exposition presents works of Middle Byzantine and Old Bulgarian art. Over 35,000 objects are stored here, and about 1,700 of them are on display for visitors. Among them, you can see unique items such as the Preslav golden treasure, the ceramic icon of St. Theodore Stratilatus and the Ceramic Iconostasis from the Palace Monastery.
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