Photos of Sveti Nikolai Russian Church

The Russian Church of Sophia, also known as the Church of the Miracle of St. Nicholas, is a Russian Orthodox Church. As the official church of the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria, the church was built on the original site of the Saray Mosque, which was destroyed after the liberation of Bulgaria in 1882. It was designed by Russian architect Mikhail Preobrazhenski. The five domes on the top of the church are all wrapped in pure gold, which is very Russian. The basement of the church preserves the tomb of St. Archbishop Seraphim, and many believers come here to visit the tomb of the archbishop who died in 1950, hoping to fulfill their wishes.