# UNV20 - 1981 Art
In 1973, the Government of Bulgaria presented the United Nations with a replica of a 13th century Bulgarian mural painting (fresco) which was painted inside Boyana Church near Sofia in 1259. Boyana Church possesses some of Europe’s best 13th century paintings of church founders. Frescoes are wall paintings created on damp plaster. These issues belong to the Art at the U.N. Series.
In 1973, the Government of Bulgaria presented the United Nations with a replica of a 13th century Bulgarian mural painting (fresco) which was painted inside Boyana Church near Sofia in 1259. Boyana Church possesses some of Europe’s best 13th century paintings of church founders. Frescoes are wall paintings created on damp plaster. These issues belong to the Art at the U.N. Series.