Boyana Church

Boyana Church
Боянска църква
Exterior of the Boyana Church
Religion
Affiliation	Bulgarian Orthodox
Location
Location	Boyana, Sofia, Bulgaria
Geographic coordinates	42°38′40.82″N 23°15′58.22″E / 42.6446722°N 23.2661722°E / 42.6446722; 23.2661722
Architecture
Groundbreaking	late 10th century
Completed	early 11th century
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Official name: Boyana Church
Type	Cultural
Criteria	ii, iii
Designated	1979 (3rd session)
Reference no.	42
State Party	Bulgaria
Region	Europe and North America

The Boyana Church (Bulgarian: Боянска църква, Boyanska tsărkva) is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, in the Boyana quarter. In 1979, the building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The east wing of the two-story church was originally constructed in the late 10th or early 11th century, then the central wing was added in the 13th century under the Second Bulgarian Empire, the whole building being finished with a further expansion to the west in the middle of the 19th century. A total of 89 scenes with 240 human images are depicted on the walls of the church.