SHIPKA monastery is one of the most famous Bulgarian attractions associated with the most important in the country's history event – the attainment of national independence. He is devoted, on the one hand, the country's liberation from Ottoman slavery, which was the result of the completion of the Russo-Turkish war, and on the other side – the soldiers (Russians and Bulgarians), who valiantly fought and died in this war.

The monastery is a temple-a monument built on the outskirts of the village of SHIPKA, near the SHIPKA pass in the Balkan Mountain range – the iconic places of the war, where in 1877 the Russian army and Bulgarian militia won the battle. Almost a year after the end of the war it was decided to build this monumental building to commemorate the historic victory. The construction started in 1885, was conducted in Russian and Bulgarian donations and was completed in 1902. Inside the building, thirty-four stone slabs inscribed with the names of the heroes who died at the battle of SHIPKA pass.

Architect A. I. tomesco, on whose project was under construction, was a passionate admirer of ancient architecture that is reflected in the building of the SHIPKA monastery. The interior of the monastery is striking for the richness of its decoration. Here is a gilded carved iconostasis of the architect of Russia Agni, and in the crypt of the Church in the sarcophagus, the remains of the heroes of that war. Bell SHIPKA monastery were cast out of thirty thousand empty cartridges and the heaviest of them weighs about 11 tons.