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Shipka Memorial Church of the Nativity
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Shipka Memorial Church of the Nativity

Храм-памятник Рождества Христова на Шипке
BulgariaШипка1885–1902Monuments
The memorial church to the soldiers who fell in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–1878 was built in 1885–1902 to designs by Antony Tomishko with donations collected by a committee headed by Count Nikolai Ignatiev. It was consecrated in September 1902, on the 25th anniversary of the defence of Shipka. In 1934 the USSR transferred the church and adjoining buildings to Bulgaria, and in 2004 it passed to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
Храм-памятник воинам, павшим в русско-турецкой войне 1877–1878 годов, построен в 1885–1902 годах по проекту Антония Томишко на пожертвования, собранные комитетом под руководством графа Николая Игнатьева. Освящён в сентябре 1902 года, к 25-летию обороны Шипки. В 1934 году храм с прилегающими зданиями передан СССР Болгарии, в 2004 году — Болгарской православной церкви.

Property abroad

EraChurch
FunctionMemorial
Present ownerBulgarian Orthodox Church
Acquisitionbuilt, 1902
StatusSold, transferred or lost
As of2026-09
On 5 August 1934 the USSR transferred the church to Bulgaria; on 27 December 2004 it passed to the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.

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