Sokolski Monastery
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The Sokolski Monastery
Originally, a small wooden church was built in 1833 and the frescoes were finished a year later.
The monastery has a big yard surrounded by residential and utility buildings. In the centre of the yard, in 1865 the master Kolyu Ficheto constructed a big stone fountain with eight taps. The whole monastery was built during the Bulgarian National Revival with the strong support of the people of Gabrovo and the local villages.
The monastery played an important role during the
The Sokolski Monastery was declared a historical site in 1973.
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See also
- Battles of the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
- Bulgarian Orthodox Church
- Bulgarka Nature Park
- Epic of the Forgotten by Ivan Vazov
- Etar Architectural-Ethnographic Complex
- Heroes of Shipka
- History of Bulgaria
- Gabrovo City
- Shipka Memorial
- Shipka Pass
References
- ^ "Sokolski Monastery of the Assumption, Gabrovo". bulgariatravel.org. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
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