Great Basilica, Plovdiv
42°08′39″N 24°45′10″E / 42.144118°N 24.752732°E
Епископска базилика на Филипопол | |
The Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis | |
| Location | Plovdiv, Bulgaria |
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| Coordinates | 42°08′39″N 24°45′10″E / 42.144118°N 24.752732°E |
| Type | Basilica |
| Length | 86.4 m |
| Width | 38.5 m |
| History | |
| Material | Roman brick, marble |
| Founded | 4th century AD |
| Abandoned | Late 6th century |
| Periods | Late Antiquity |
| Cultures | Roman Empire |
| Site notes | |
| Excavation dates | 1982–1985, 2015–2019 |
| Archaeologists | Elena Kesyakova |
| Condition | under excavation and restoration |
| Ownership | Plovdiv Municipality |
| Part of a series on the ancient city of |
| Philippopolis |
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| Buildings and structures |
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Religious Fortification Residential |
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The Bishop's Basilica of Philippopolis, also known as the Great Basilica, (Bulgarian: Епископска базилика на Филипопол) is a ruined church from the ancient city of Philippopolis in Plovdiv and built in the mid-4th century AD. It is the largest late antique early-Christian church discovered in Bulgaria and one of the largest from that period on the Balkans. Its architecture included a central and two side naves, an apse, a narthex (anteroom), and a colonnaded atrium (inner court). A marble-decorated presbyterium (a platform for the bishop and the clergy) rose in the central nave.
The Great Basilica with its magnificent floor mosaics has been excavated over many years and is now preserved in a new museum (2021).