/tags/church/ Recent content in Church on English Bulgaria Hugo -- gohugo.io Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:17:13 +0000 /2018/02/the-radiant-and-peaceful-shipka-memorial-church/ Mon, 12 Feb 2018 15:17:13 +0000 /2018/02/the-radiant-and-peaceful-shipka-memorial-church/ <p>The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipka_Memorial_Church">Shipka Memorial Church</a> is the most beautiful church in Bulgaria that you&rsquo;ve probably never heard of (or at least never visited). It&rsquo;s easy to miss compared to the <a href="https://englishbulgaria.net/2016/04/sofias-marvelous-alexander-nevsky-cathedral/">Alexander Nevsky Cathedral</a> that is conspicuously located in the heart of downtown Sofia. Nestled discreetly in a small grove of trees at the foothills of the Central Balkan mountains, I had driven by it three or four times before I even realized it was there. One time, on the way from the Shipka Pass to the nearby town of Kazanlak, I saw one of the church&rsquo;s shiny golden domes peeking out of the trees in my rear-view mirror.</p> <figure> <img sizes="(min-width: 35em) 1200px, 100vw" srcset=' /2018/02/the-radiant-and-peaceful-shipka-memorial-church/DSC_0179_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2162355_480x0_resize_q75_box.JPG 480w, /2018/02/the-radiant-and-peaceful-shipka-memorial-church/DSC_0179_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2162355_800x0_resize_q75_box.JPG 800w, /2018/02/the-radiant-and-peaceful-shipka-memorial-church/DSC_0179_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2162355_1200x0_resize_q75_box.JPG 1200w, /2018/02/the-radiant-and-peaceful-shipka-memorial-church/DSC_0179_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2162355_1500x0_resize_q75_box.JPG 1500w, ' src="/2018/02/the-radiant-and-peaceful-shipka-memorial-church/DSC_0179_hu6247ac82c844b4dbac538bf97308849e_2162355_800x0_resize_q75_box.JPG" alt="View of the church&amp;rsquo;s façade and onion domes from the northern part of the garden"/> <figcaption> <p>View of the church&rsquo;s façade and onion domes from the northern part of the garden</p> </figcaption> </figure>