Shipka Memorial Church

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The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ (

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The temple was officially opened on September 28, 1902, in the presence of

. In 1970, the temple was proclaimed a national monument of culture.

The church's bell tower reaches a height of 53 m, and its bells, the heaviest of which weighs 12 tons, were cast from the cartridges that were collected after the battles. In the temple itself, the names of the Russian regiments and Bulgarian volunteers are inscribed on 34 marble plates. The remains of the perished are laid in 17 stone

in the church's crypt.

Gallery

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  The dome - interior
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  The church iconostasis
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  The onion-shaped gold-plated domes
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  The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ
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  View of the Shipka Memorial Church from the Northern side of the garden

Notes

42°42′58″N 25°19′44″E / 42.71611°N 25.32889°E / 42.71611; 25.32889