Monuments

The Bells monument is situated 14 km eastwards from the center of Sofia at the foot of Vitosha Mountain. Children from all over the planet built into the unique monument their faith in the good and bright days without war and violence to come. The United Nations Organization declared 1979 …

The Monument to the Tsar Liberator is a monument in the center of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was erected in honour of Russian Emperor Alexander II who liberated Bulgaria from Ottoman rule during the Russo-Turkish War. The Monument to the Tsar Liberator lies on a little square at …

The monument of the Bulgarian volunteer units (so-called “opulchentsi”) who fought with the Russian Army against Ottoman Turkey in the Bulgarian Liberation War of 1877-78 is located behind the Military Club. It is a seven-meter-high bronze monument – a copy of the famous painting of Jaroslav Veshin “The Samara Flag” …

If you happen to pass the Sofia city center, you will notice the Statue of Saint Sofia standing on a column in the middle of a busy crossroad. Her golden face looks upon the Batemberg square, where TZUM, The presidency, and the Government houses are situated. The 24-meter-high bronze statue …