This article attempts to list the oldest buildings in the city of Varna, Bulgaria, including the oldest temples and any other surviving structures. In some instances, buildings listed here were reconstructed numerous times and only fragments of the original buildings have survived. Some dates are approximate and based on architectural studies and historical records. In order to qualify for the list a structure must: be a recognisable building (defined as any human-made structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or continuous occupancy); incorporate features of building work from the claimed date to at least in height.
This consciously excludes ruins of limited height, roads and statues.
BuildingLocationYear builtPhotoRoman Thermae 2nd century(157 AD supposed or after 161 AD) Dormition of the Mother of God church 1602 St. Petka church 1785 Varna Monastery 1830s Hayrie mosque 1835 St. Athanasius church 1838 St. Sarkis church 1844 Former port warehouse 1850 Museum of New History of Varna 1851 Saint Nicholas church 1859-1865 Ethnographic museum 1860 Stefanidi's house 1862 St. Michael church 1862 Darik Radio 1865 Parosiadi's house 1865 Medicine History museum 1868 - 1868 Azizie mosque 1869 House of architects after 1850 Former Spanish consulate after 1852 (1856)
Other structures The following are old constructions that do not fit the above criteria for a building, typically because they are ruins that no longer fit the height requirement specified above. BuildingLocationYear builtPhoto Shkorpil's basilica in Dzhanavara Asparuhovo 4th - 5th century Small Roman Thermae 17 Primorski Boulevard 3rd - 4th century Royal Monastery "Virgin Mary" in Karaach teke Vazrazhdane neighborhood 9th century Early Christian Bishop basilica Han Krum Street (N43°12'06 E27°55'05) 4th - 6th century Early Christian basilica of Odessos intersection of Tsar Simeon Street and Kozloduy Street(N43°12'02 E27°54'47) 5th - 6th century Early Christian basilica of Odessos intersection of Tsar Kaloyan Street and Knyaz Dondukov Street(N43°12'02,5 E27°55'07) 6th century Early Christian basilica of Odessos intersection of San Stefano Street and Chernorizets Hrabar Street (N43°11'56 E27°55'08) 4th - 5th century Early Christian basilica of Odessos18, Sveti Kliment Ohridski Street (N43°12'05 E27°54'00) 5th - 6th century Early Christian basilica of Odessos intersection of Tsaribrod Street and Tsar Simeon Street (N43°12'01 E27°54'47) 5th - 6th century Early Christian basilica of Odessos Pop Bogomil Street (N43°12'01 E27°54'36,7) 5th - 6th century Early Christian basilica in Borovets Nature Park Borovets between Asparuhovo and Galata neighborhood 4th - 6th century Early Christian basilica in Pirinch Tepe Industrial Zone 4th - 6th century Early Christian basilica in Kayalaka Galata 4th - 6th century Early Christian basilica in Sveti Iliya Galata 4th - 6th century
See also Timeline of Varna List of oldest buildings in Sofia
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