August, 2024

• 3 August

  National Palace of Culture (NDK)

  

  The National Palace of Culture abbreviated in Bulgarian as NDK is the largest multifunctional congress, conference, convention, and exhibition center in Southeastern Europe. This enormous landmark was built in 1981 to celebrate the 1300th anniversary of the Bulgarian state. It’s a hexagon shape and a mass of concrete & glass. …

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• 3 August

  Lions’ Bridge Sofia

  

  Lions’ Bridge in Sofia (also known as “Lavov Most”) is the bridge over the Vladaya River in Sofia, Bulgaria. It is located at the junction of Maria Louise and Slivnitsa Boulevards and derives its name from the four prominent lions made of bronze at each end of the bridge. All …

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• 3 August

  Central Military Club

  

  The Central Military Club in Sofia is among the masterpieces of the Bulgarian early 20th-century architecture, which still adorns the city center of Bulgaria’s capital city. It is one of the earliest monumental buildings erected after the re-establishment of the Bulgarian state after centuries of Ottoman government. The Central Military …

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• 3 August

  The Yablansky house

  

  The Yablanski House is a Neo-Baroque house in Sofia, situated at 18 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. in the city center and regarded as one of the highest achievements of the city’s architecture in the first decade of the 20th century. Architecturally, the house was designed in the Baroque style with some Renaissance elements, with the …

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• 3 August

  The Synagogue of Sofia

  

  The Central Synagogue of Sofia has justly been described as the pride of all Bulgarian Jewry. It has symbolized the Jewish community of Bulgaria for almost a century. It is the second-largest Sephardic (Spanish-Jewish) synagogue in Europe. The Central Synagogue is the only Jewish house of worship in Sofia. It is located …

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• 3 August

  Saint Joseph Cathedral in Sofia

  

  The Cathedral of St Joseph is located 300 meters away from the center of Sofia city. It is a Roman Catholic cathedral and a co-cathedral of the Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv, together with the Cathedral of St Louis in Plovdiv. The cathedral was destroyed by the Allied bombing raids …

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• 3 August

  Banya Bashi Mosque in Sofia

  

  Once there were 70 mosques in Sofia, but today the Banya Bashi Mosque is the only one still functioning. It was designed in 1576, by the greatest of all Ottoman architects, Mimar Sinan, who also built the Sultan Selim Mosque in Edirne and the Blue Mosque in Istanbul. This delightful …

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• 3 August

  Church of St Petka of the Saddlers

  

  The Church of St Petka of the Saddlers a.k.a. “St. Petka Samardzhiyska” Church is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church in Sofia. It is a small one-naved building partially dug into the ground located in the very center of the city. The church is located in the underpass between The Central …

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• 3 August

  Sofia Art Gallery (City Gallery)

  

  The Sofia Art Gallery is a museum with longstanding traditions. Its role is to present the facts of Bulgarian cultural history in an analytical and modern way and to actively intervene in art developments through original and impressive projects. Sofia Art Gallery’s responsibility is to conserve, maintain, and study art …

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• 3 August

  National Art Gallery

  

  The National Art Gallery houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art. It is located on Battenberg Square in the capital city of Sofia, occupying most of the historic and imposing edifice of the former royal palace of Bulgaria. The gallery has been established in 1934 and moved to the palace …

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