Located in the central part of the town, the mosque acquired its name from a clock tower that used to be next to it, for in Tukish the pronuciation of Sahat means clock. Inside the mosque, there is an elegant chandelier surrounded by walls covered with decorative faience tiles.
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Even partially preserved, the Round Church of is a unique testimony of the First Bulgarian Empire and an exquisite example of early Byzantine architecture.
The St Panteleimon Monastery in the area of Patleina is an ancient medieval monastery, today in ruins. At its heyday in the 9th and 10th centuries, Patleina Monastery was among the leading centres of the Preslav Literary School, as well as one of the most prominent centres of production of painted decorative ceramics.
The Church of the Holy Virgin is a church of the Armenian community of Shumen, present in this city since the 17th century. The church burned down during the Russian-Turkish war of 1828-1829, so they rebuilt it in its present appearance in 1834.
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