The Memorial Temple of the Birth of Christ, built between 1885 and 1902, is a cultural monument of national importance. It is dedicated to the fighters of the Russo-Turkish war (1877-1878). In its dungeons, there is an ossuary containing the bones of nearly 9,000 Russian and Bulgarian warriors who died in Bulgaria during the war of liberation.
This is the only functioning mosque in the city, the name Eski means old in Bulgarian, refering to the long history behind its construction.
The Sokolski Monastery is an Orthodox monastery built in 1833. Its style corresponds to that of the Bulgarian National Revival that spread throughout the country after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. The support of the local population of the nearby village of Gabrovo was key to giving the monastery a renewed and radiant appearance.
It is an Orthodox monastery on the bank of the Rositsa river and near the village of Popska.
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