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The Thracian Tomb of Kazanlak (Bulgarian: Казанлъшка гробница Kazanlŭshka grobnitsa) 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 BCE and has been on the UNESCO protected World Heritage Site list since 1979.

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