Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak*
UNESCO World Heritage Site
State Party	Bulgaria
Type	Cultural
Criteria	i, iii, iv
Reference	44
Region**	Europe and North America
Coordinates	42°37′N 25°23.60′E / 42.617°N 25.3933°E / 42.617; 25.3933
Inscription history
Inscription	1979  (3rd Session)
* Name as inscribed on World Heritage List. ** Region as classified by UNESCO.

The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak is a vaulted brickwork "beehive" (tholos) tomb near the town of Kazanlak in central Bulgaria.

The tomb is part of a large Thracian necropolis. It comprises a narrow corridor and a round burial chamber, both decorated with murals representing a Thracian couple at a ritual funeral feast. The monument dates back to the 4th century BC and has been on the UNESCO protected World Heritage Site list since 1979. The murals are memorable for the splendid horses and especially for the gesture of farewell, in which the seated couple grasp each other's wrists in a moment of tenderness and equality. The paintings are Bulgaria's best-preserved artistic masterpieces from the Hellenistic period.

The tomb is situated near the ancient Thracian capital of Seuthopolis.

The seated woman of the murals is depicted on the reverse of the Bulgarian 50 stotinkas coin issued in 2005.^[1]

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A scene depicting the farewell of the groom and bride.

Thracian king and queen — reproduction of tomb.

Chariot race — reproduction of tomb.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Thracian tomb (Kazanlak)

• „The Thracian Tomb in Kazanluk“, book by Dafina Vasileva.

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Coordinates: 42°37′N 25°24′E / 42.617°N 25.4°E / 42.617; 25.4