Editing Plovdiv (section)

===Churches, mosques and synagogues===
There are a number of 19th-century churches, most of which follow the distinctive [[Eastern Orthodox]] construction style. They are the Saint Constantine and Saint Helena, the Saint Marina, the Saint Nedelya, the Saint Petka, and the Holy Mother of God Churches. As the city has been a gathering center for Orthodox Christians for a long period of time, Plovdiv is surrounded by several monasteries located at the foot of the Rhodope Mountains such as "St. George", "St. Kozma and Damian", St. Kirik, and Yulita (Ulita). They remain good examples of the late Middle Age Orthodox architecture and iconography masterpieces typical for the region. There are also Roman Catholic cathedrals in Plovdiv, the [[Cathedral of St Louis, Plovdiv|Cathedral of St Louis]] being the largest. There are several more modern Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and other Protestant churches, as well as older style [[Armenian Apostolic|Apostolic]] churches.

Two mosques remain in Plovdiv from the time of Ottoman rule. The [[Dzhumaya Mosque|Djumaya Mosque]] is considered the oldest European mosque outside Moorish Spain.

The [[Sephardic]] [[Plovdiv Synagogue]] is at Tsar Kaloyan Street 13 in the remnants of a small courtyard in what was once a large Jewish quarter. Dating to the 19th century, it is one of the best-preserved examples of the so-called "Ottoman-style" synagogues in the Balkans. According to author Ruth E. Gruber, the interior of the [[Plovdiv Synagogue]] is a "hidden treasure...a glorious, if run-down, burst of color." An exquisite Venetian glass chandelier hangs from the center of the ceiling, which has a richly painted dome. All surfaces are covered in elaborate, Moorish-style, geometric designs in once-bright greens and blues. Torah scrolls are kept in the gilded Aron-ha-Kodesh.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heritageabroad.gov/projects/bulgaria2.html |title=Synagogue of Plovdiv, Bulgaria |publisher=Heritageabroad.gov |date=5 October 2009 |access-date=14 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090907192519/http://www.heritageabroad.gov/projects/bulgaria2.html |archive-date=7 September 2009  }}</ref>