age ornaments Orthodox paintings Russian Church in Shipka - Bulgaria
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Tihov Travel Photography / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
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3303 x 5102 px | 28 x 43.2 cm | 11 x 17 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
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Russian Church in Shipka Shipka Monastery Temple monument Nativity is located in Bulgaria early Shipchenski pass close to the village of Shipka in the southern slopes of Stara Planina It was built under the project of architect A J Tomishko in memory of Russian soldiers and Bulgarian opalchentsi died in the Russo Turkish Liberation War Temple monument was built with donations of the Russian public on land donated by the citizens of the village of Shipka and is in the style of Russian church architecture of the XVIII c It is remarkable in several gilt dome and multicolored decoration of the facade There are 34 built in marble slabs with the names of the fallen in war and 17 marble sarcophagus with the bones of the dead With its impressive steeple has bell weighing 12 tons and another 16 less
