Shipchenski Monastery is one of the most famous Bulgarian attractions related to the most important event in the history of the country - the acquisition of national independence. It is dedicated, on the one hand, the country's liberation from the Ottoman rule, which was the result of the completion of Russian-Turkish war, and on the other side - the soldiers (Russian and Bulgaria), who bravely fought and died in this war.

The monastery is a memorial church, built on the outskirts of Shipka, near Shipchenski Pass, located in the Stara Planina mountain - a symbolic place of the war, where in 1877 the Russian army and the Bulgarian militia defeated in battle. Almost a year after the end of the war it was decided on the erection of this monumental building to celebrate the historic victory. Construction started in 1885, was conducted in Russian and Bulgarian donation and was completed in 1902. Inside the building, on the thirty-four stone tablets inscribed with the names of heroes who died in battle at the Shipka Pass.

Architect AI Tomishko, on whose design and construction was carried out, was an avid supporter of ancient direction in architecture, which is reflected in the building of the monastery Shipchenski. Interior of the Monastery of wealth affects his attire. There is a gilded carved iconostasis work of the architect of Russia Yagny, and in the crypt of the church in coffins remains of the heroes of that war. Shipchenski monastery bells were cast from thirty thousand to shoot sleeves, and heaviest of them weighs about 11 tons.