Rila monastery

The Rila monastery is in southwestern part of Bulgariaand it is situated in Rila mountain. It is created from 927 to941 by St. Ivan Rilski(or for some peope from his students). The creator of the monastery (St. Ivan Rilski) lived in cave, without any material possessions and his students came to cave to receive their educations. The monastery is one of the most regarded Bulgarian cultural monument and it is also a big tourist attraction in Bulgaria and Southeastern Europe. Now it is near Pastra village, it isn’t too far from its first create place. The monastery is on five floors. In it there are church with one bell, something like kitchen but it is used only in the past , defend tower and museum. In 1778 the monastery is destroyed by fire but then it is reconstructed by Alexi Rilets. In 1833 it is destroyed by fire again and again Alexi Rilets reconstructed it. The Rila Monastery became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983.That is all about it.