August, 2024

• 4 August

  The Bells Monument

  

  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 …

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• 4 August

  Tsar Liberator Monument

  

  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 …

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• 4 August

  Monument of Bulgarian volunteers

  

  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” …

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• 4 August

  Saint Sofia Statue

  

  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 …

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• 4 August

  Ivan Vazov National Theater

  

  The “Ivan Vazov” National Theatre is Bulgaria’s biggest theatre, as well as the oldest and most stand-out and imposing theatre in the country. This theatre is one of the major landmarks in Sofia due to its prime location and grandiose architecture. The National Theatre is located in the center of …

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• 4 August

  Sofia Opera and Ballet

  

  50 years have passed since that particular autumn day in 1953 when in Sofia was officially opened the new National Opera, comfortably sheltered into the friendly arms of the Monumental House of BZNS [The Agrarian Union of Bulgaria], named “Alexander Stambolijsky” after the name of its popular leader. Sofia National …

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• 4 August

  Vasil Levski National Stadium

  

  National Stadium “Vassil Levski” is an all-seater multifunctional stadium in the heart of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It’s the biggest venue in its class and it hosts all the games of the National Football Team of Bulgaria. The arena is named after Vassil Levski, the most famous Bulgarian hero …

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• 4 August

  The Presidency building

  

  In the history of the modern Bulgarian State, the functions of the head of State have been performed by a monarch, a Regency Council, and, later on, by collegial bodies like a Presidium of the National Assembly and a State Council. The institution of the President of the Republic has …

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• 4 August

  The main astronomical point in Bulgaria

  

  The Bulgarian main astronomical point of triangulation was built in 1920 by the Geography Institute at the Ministry of War. The geography longitude was determined in 1930 by the prominent Bulgarian scientist academic Vladimir Hristov by simultaneous observations with the geodesic institute in Potsdam. In 1957-58 the point was connected …

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• 4 August

  Inter Expo & Congress Center Sofia

  

  Inaugurated in 2003 the Congress Center completed the possibilities of the exhibition complex Inter Expo Center in Sofia for providing the business and public with professional conditions for exhibition participation as well as for organizing different types of meetings and forums – congresses, conferences, press conferences, general meetings, symposia, seminars, …

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