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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org">Small Basilica of Philippopolis</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Small_basilica_Exterior.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="small basilica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Small_basilica_Exterior.jpg/220px-Small_basilica_Exterior.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="160" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Small_basilica_Exterior.jpg/330px-Small_basilica_Exterior.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Small_basilica_Exterior.jpg/440px-Small_basilica_Exterior.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3018" data-file-height="2200" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Small basilica 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class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Small_Basilica,_Plovdiv&params=42.146448_N_24.757944_E_type:landmark"><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">42°08′47″N</span> <span class="longitude">24°45′29″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">42.146448°N 24.757944°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">42.146448; 24.757944</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Basilica" title="Basilica">Basilica</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">20 m</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">13 m</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Material</th><td class="infobox-data category">bricks, marble</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">The second half of the 5th century AD</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Abandoned</th><td class="infobox-data">The end of 6th century AD</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Periods</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #eee;">Site notes</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Excavation dates</th><td 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Basilica, Plovdiv">Great Basilica</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> • <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Small Basilica</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> • <a href="/wiki/Synagogue_of_Philippopolis" title="Synagogue of Philippopolis">Synagogue</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; border:none; padding:0;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Fortification</div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:center;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> • <a href="/wiki/Nebet_Tepe" title="Nebet Tepe">Nebet Tepe</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> • <a href="/wiki/Hisar_Kapia" title="Hisar Kapia">Hisar Kapia</a></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"> • <a href="/wiki/Eastern_gate_of_Philippopolis_(Plovdiv)" class="mw-redirect" 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style="text-align:center;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar li{word-spacing:-0.125em}.mw-parser-output .navbar a>span,.mw-parser-output .navbar a>abbr{text-decoration:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-mini abbr{font-variant:small-caps;border-bottom:none;text-decoration:none;cursor:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-full{font-size:114%;margin:0 7em}.mw-parser-output .navbar-ct-mini{font-size:114%;margin:0 4em}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}@media(prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .navbar li a abbr{color:var(--color-base)!important}}@media print{.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Philippopolis_sidebar" title="Template:Philippopolis sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Philippopolis_sidebar" title="Template talk:Philippopolis sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Philippopolis_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Philippopolis sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Small Basilica of Philippopolis</b> (<a href="/wiki/Bulgarian_language" title="Bulgarian language">Bulgarian</a>: <span lang="bg">Малка базилика на Филипопол</span>, <i>Malka bazilika na Filipopol</i>) is one of <a href="/wiki/Plovdiv" title="Plovdiv">Plovdiv</a>'s most distinctive landmarks. The basilica is located on Maria Louisa Blvd in the central part of <a href="/wiki/Bulgaria" title="Bulgaria">Bulgaria</a>'s second-largest city. The ruins of the early Christian church were found during construction works in the area in 1988. The three-nave basilica is an example of the exceptional skill of mosaic builders in ancient Philippopolis. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="The_basilica">The basilica</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Small_Basilica,_Plovdiv&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: The basilica"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Basilica" title="Basilica">basilica</a> was built in the second half of the 5th century AD and contained rich architectural decoration including a marble colonnade between the <a href="/wiki/Nave" title="Nave">naves</a>, a marble altar screen, a <a href="/wiki/Pulpit" title="Pulpit">pulpit</a>, and a <i>synthronon</i> in the altar <a href="/wiki/Apse" title="Apse">apse</a>. The total length of the building is 20 m and its width is 13 m. Originally, it was built as a three-nave basilica with one apse and a <a href="/wiki/Narthex" title="Narthex">narthex</a>. The floors are covered with colorful <a href="/wiki/Roman_mosaic" title="Roman mosaic">Roman mosaics</a> with geometrical motifs. A small chapel is built against the south end of the basilica and a <a href="/wiki/Baptistery" title="Baptistery">baptistery</a> is attached to the northern part of the building. The total length of the church is 20 m and its width is 13 m. The baptistery has a square plan, and contains a cruciform baptizing pool and polychromatic mosaics. Deers, pigeons, and other Christian symbols were depicted on them. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed-hover"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 226px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 224px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Small_b4.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mosaic floor"><img alt="Mosaic floor" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Small_b4.jpg/336px-Small_b4.jpg" decoding="async" width="224" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Small_b4.jpg/504px-Small_b4.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Small_b4.jpg/672px-Small_b4.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1296" data-file-height="695" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 204px"><div class="gallerytext">Mosaic floor</div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 150.66666666667px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 148.66666666667px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Baptistery_in_small_basilica.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="The baptistery"><img alt="The baptistery" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Baptistery_in_small_basilica.jpg/223px-Baptistery_in_small_basilica.jpg" decoding="async" width="149" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Baptistery_in_small_basilica.jpg/334px-Baptistery_in_small_basilica.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Baptistery_in_small_basilica.jpg/445px-Baptistery_in_small_basilica.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1116" data-file-height="903" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 129px"><div class="gallerytext">The baptistery</div> </div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Excavation_and_restoration">Excavation and restoration</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Small_Basilica,_Plovdiv&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Excavation and restoration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>1988</b> - The ruins of the early Christian basilica were accidentally discovered during the construction of an apartment block in the area.</li> <li><b>1993-1994</b> - A team from the National Monuments of Culture Institute removed and put in storage about half of the mosaics, leaving and conserving the rest in situ.</li> <li><b>1995</b> - The basilica and the adjacent remains of ancient fortification wall were declared a national monument of culture.</li> <li><b>2000</b> - Some of the mosaics were restored by the archeologist Mina Bospachieva and the restorationist Elena Kantareva-Decheva.</li> <li><b>2010</b> - A thorough conservation and restoration project was initiated with the financial support of the America for Bulgaria Foundation, the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Bulgaria, and the Plovdiv Municipality.</li> <li><b>2013</b> - The restored small basilica was inaugurated.</li> <li><b>2014</b> - The small basilica opened to the public on 1 May.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Small_Basilica,_Plovdiv&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-packed-hover"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 162px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Deermosaic.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mosaic floor depicting deer"><img alt="small basilica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Deermosaic.jpg/240px-Deermosaic.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Deermosaic.jpg/360px-Deermosaic.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Deermosaic.jpg/480px-Deermosaic.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 140px"><div class="gallerytext">Mosaic floor depicting deer</div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis,_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_14.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mosaic floor depicting birds"><img alt="small basilica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis%2C_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_14.jpg/270px-The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis%2C_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_14.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis%2C_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_14.jpg/405px-The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis%2C_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_14.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis%2C_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_14.jpg/540px-The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis%2C_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_14.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 160px"><div class="gallerytext">Mosaic floor depicting birds</div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis,_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_07.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Mosaic floor"><img alt="small basilica" 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160px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Small_basilica_plovdiv_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Glass floor over the mosaics"><img alt="small basilica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Small_basilica_plovdiv_1.jpg/240px-Small_basilica_plovdiv_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Small_basilica_plovdiv_1.jpg/360px-Small_basilica_plovdiv_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Small_basilica_plovdiv_1.jpg/480px-Small_basilica_plovdiv_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="3096" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 140px"><div class="gallerytext">Glass floor over the mosaics</div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 92px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 90px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Small_basilica_plovdiv_3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ancient well near the basilica"><img alt="small basilica" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Small_basilica_plovdiv_3.jpg/135px-Small_basilica_plovdiv_3.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Small_basilica_plovdiv_3.jpg/202px-Small_basilica_plovdiv_3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Small_basilica_plovdiv_3.jpg/270px-Small_basilica_plovdiv_3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3096" data-file-height="4128" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytextwrapper" style="width: 70px"><div class="gallerytext">Ancient well near the basilica</div> </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 182px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_small_early_christian_basilica_of_Philippopolis,_Plovdiv_Bulgaria_24.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="small basilica" 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