The Metropolitan Church of St. Nicholas is located in the south-eastern part of Melnik close to the city center.

The temple was built in several stages. In the Middle Ages (XIII-XIV centuries.) This place was a single-nave church. In 1582 it was renovated and expanded. In 1657 under the leadership of warden and Metropolitan Theophan pretty dilapidated temple was rebuilt. Later, in 1689 and 1969, the architecture of the temple has undergone further changes. Construction work led directly to Metropolitan Macarius II. Almost a century later, in 1756, the church was reconstructed and finally acquired the form in which it has reached our days. From the information specified in the label at the top of the old iconostasis, it is known that the person to allocate funds for the restoration work, was Metropolitan Makarios III. In 1895 the church and the building of the Archdiocese, located nearby, severely damaged by fire. Therefore, in the early XX century Orthodox church was again restored in the form in which it existed after 1756.

To get to the Metropolitan Church is possible through two entrances - to the west or north side. The interior space is divided into three naves by two rows of wooden pillars - six in each. They serve as supports for the wooden cover in the form of a massive arched roof over the central nave. Almost the entire perimeter of the nave runs a wide balcony. The altar area is composed of two semi-cylindrical apse. Instead of burnt in the fire of the old iconostasis was manufactured and installed a new one. From the previous preserved only the royal doors with images (1864), authored by Lazar Zograf from Melnik. They were written by the icons for the church.

On the west side of the building on a small extension to the belfry tower rises.