Rila Monastery - Rila Monastery

Japanese: リラ修道院 - リラしゅうどういん（英語表記）Rila Monastery

Located in western Bulgaria, about 60km south of the capital Sofia, deep in the Rila Mountains, this is the headquarters of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church. It began in the mid-10th century when the monk Ivan Rilsky practiced secluded asceticism here, and soon his followers and monks gathered here and developed into a settlement. After several major earthquakes and fires, it reached the height of its power under the protection of the king during the Second Bulgarian Empire in the 14th century, and a sturdy fortress was built to withstand attacks from foreign enemies. However, it was attacked by the Ottoman Empire in the 17th and 18th centuries, and was almost completely destroyed in a major fire in 1833. However, reconstruction began a year later, and 300 monks' solitary cells, four chapels, a library, and other facilities were completed on the vast grounds. The interior, surrounded by gorgeously painted exterior walls, is decorated with a huge number of frescoes and ornate ornaments. It was registered as a cultural heritage of the World Heritage Site in 1983.

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Japanese:

ブルガリア西部，首都ソフィアの南約 60km，リラ山系の奥深くにあるブルガリア正教会の総本山。 10世紀中頃，修道士イワン・リルスキーがここで隠遁修行を行なったのが始まりで，やがて彼を慕う信者や僧が集まり集落に発展。幾度かの大地震や火災を経て，14世紀の第2次ブルガリア帝国時代に王の庇護を受けて権勢をきわめ，外敵の襲来に耐えうるよう堅固な城塞が築かれた。しかし，17～18世紀オスマン帝国の襲撃が続き，さらに 1833年の大火災でほぼ焼失した。だが，1年後に再建が始まり，広大な敷地に修道士用の独居房 300戸，礼拝堂4棟，図書館などが完成した。華やかに彩色された外壁に囲まれた内部は，膨大な数のフレスコ画が描かれ，華麗な装飾が施されている。 1983年世界遺産の文化遺産に登録。

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