The study of the architectural features of the Ohrid triconch
churches of the turn of the 9th–10th centuries allowed us to show their con-
nections with a wide range of monastic architecture of that time. Like other
buildings on the lands of the First Bulgarian Kingdom during the time of the
baptism and enlightenment of the Bulgars, these monuments fit in well with the
architectural process of the entire region, which was in the state of stagnation in
the 9th–10th century, oriented to old patterns. However, there was an attempt to
create original solutions in the conditions of the provincial flow of life in these
areas, with their still weak links with Constantinople. Thus, in the 9th–10th
centuries, there were no separate regional schools in this part of the Balkans,
but there were some areas, such as the Adriatic, that quickly emerged from the
crisis and actively participated in the cultural renewal.