Last summer, I visited a very interesting place on the southern Black Sea coast. This is the Old Greek School, which is located in the Bulgarian city of Ahtopol.
The school was built in 1898-1908. according to the project of Greek architects by Bulgarian masters. It is designed for school, municipal council meetings and theater performances.
Over the years, it performed many roles - in addition to being a school, in 1918-1922 it was a shelter for families affected by the fire in 1918, later it became a dining room for poor children. In the 70s and 80s it was a holiday house.
Today it has been declared a cultural monument and is used as a creative base by the National Academy of Arts.
As soon as I entered the school yard, I was attracted by a large number of tall wooden sculptures.
The whole courtyard is a huge outdoor exhibition, which I was eager to explore.
While exploring I came upon an incredibly beautiful view of the coast, which must have been very inspiring to the artists.
Here is the building of the Greek School, where:
"Its walls are 60 cm thick and all the corners of the walls, the windows, the portal and the roof frieze are faced with red bricks, brought with gemia specially from Marseille."
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In addition to the open exhibition on the school grounds, there is also a permanent indoor exhibition. Archaeological finds that were discovered on the territory of the city of Ahtopol over the years are exhibited there.
The metal railings of the stairs that led to the exhibition hall were quite interesting works on a marine theme.
Many medieval objects were exhibited in the exhibition hall.
Glazed pottery from the 15th-17th centuries:
Medieval ornaments and fragments of amphorae:
Marble slabs and tombstones:
Stone and iron anchors:
Local Thracian pottery, medieval coins and many more fragments:
The exhibition hall also displayed works by authors who have participated in the summer academies over the years.
I end this favorite walk of mine with one of the wooden sculptures from the outdoor exhibition.
