Shipka Memorial Church

The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, better known as the Shipka Memorial Church or Shipka Monastery is a Bulgarian Orthodox church built near the town of in Stara Planina between 1885 and 1902, according to Antoniy Tomishko's design in the seventeenth-century Russian style under the direction of architect Alexander Pomerantsev.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: Memorial Church in Shipka, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Historical and Architectural Reserve ‘Shipka’” and “The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ (Shipka)”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tomb of Seuthes III and Thracian tomb Griffins.

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The is located near , . Seuthes III was the King of the Odrysian Kingdom of from c. 331 to c. 300 BC and founder of the nearby Thracian city of Seuthopolis. is situated 2 km south of Shipka Memorial Church.

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The , found in , has a façade decorated with plastic columns and with a pediment above them. The pediment`s ends are semi-palmettes, the lower leaves of which are elongated and look like heads of griffins. is situated 1½ km southeast of Shipka Memorial Church.

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The Thracian tomb at Shushmanets is a mound located in the Valley of the Thracian Rulers. It was built as a temple in the 4th century BC and later used as a tomb. is situated 2 km southeast of Shipka Memorial Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shipka and Sheynovo.

Town
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is a town in central , part of Kazanlak Municipality, . It lies in the Central Balkan Mountains at 650 metres above sea level, facing the Kazanlak Valley.

Village
is a village in southern , part of Kazanlak Municipality in . It lies in the Kazanlak Valley, 3 km from the foothills of the , and about 12 km north-west of the town of . is situated 3½ km south of Shipka Memorial Church.

Village
Hadzhidimitrovo is a village in southern , part of Kazanlak Municipality in . It lies in the northern part of the Kazanlak Valley, a few kilometres north-west of the town of . is situated 5 km south of Shipka Memorial Church.

Shipka Memorial Church

Latitude
42.71606° or 42° 42′ 58″ north
Longitude
25.329° or 25° 19′ 44″ east
Open location code
8GJ7P88H+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 227893785
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q133693
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Shipka Memorial Church” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Рождество Христово”
  • Bulgarian: “храм „Рождество Христово“ (Шипченски манастир)”
  • Bulgarian: “Храм-Паметник „Рождество Христово“ град Шипка”
  • Bulgarian: “Храм-паметник в историко-архитектурен резерват ‘Шипка’”
  • Dutch: “Shipka”
  • Dutch: “Sjipkakerk”
  • French: “Temple-mémorial de Chipka”
  • German: “Shipka-Gedächtniskirche”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Narodzenia Pańskiego w Szipce”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Narodzenia Pańskiego w Szypce”
  • Russian: “Храм-памятник Рождества Христова”
  • Russian: “Шипкинский монастырь”
  • Serbian: “Црква Христовог рођења”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм-пам’ятник Різдва Христового”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Шипченски манастир (недействащ) and Етнографски музей ‘Чирпанлиевата къща’.

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