Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Nikopol

The Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Bulgarian: църква „Свети свети Петър и Павел“, tsarkva „Sveti sveti Petar i Pavel“) is a partially preserved medieval Eastern Orthodox church in the town of Nikopol, which lies in north central Bulgaria on the south bank of the Danube and is administratively part of Pleven Province.

[1][2] Located beneath the northeastern part of Nikopol's medieval fortress,[3] the church has been conclusively dated to the 13th–14th century,[4] that is, the time of the Second Bulgarian Empire (1185–1396/1422).

During this period, Nikopol evolved into a major Bulgarian fortress on the Danube and a cultural centre of its region.

The walls of the church were constructed out of rectangular stone blocks interchanged with two rows of red brickwork.

[4] The overall architectural style has been likened to that of Veliko Tarnovo and Nesebar's medieval churches.