Allied bombing of Sofia on January 10, 1944, inflicted heavy damages to the neighbourhood of the Barracks.
Month: January 2020
First Evangelical Cathedral Church
49, Solunska Str. The First Evangelical Church is established in Sofia in 1864, by the American missionaries Charles Morse and Dr. Henry Haskell. Committed to the spread of the Gospel, they assist the young evangelical community spiritually and organizationally. First services were held at the homes of members of the congregation, and the first ordained…
The Russian Church St. Nicholas The Wonderworker
3, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd. One of the most attractive buildings of downtown Sofia – the Russian Church St. Nicholas, is designed by Arch. Michael Preobrazhenski. Consecrated in November of 1914, it was incorporated within the compound of the Moskovska Street residence of the Russian Ambassador. Though small, the chapel boasts five gilded onion domes, characteristic…
The Russian Monument
Russian Monument Sq. The monument at the centre of the roundabout at the intersection of Macedonia, General Totleben and General Skobelev boulevardsis the first monument erected in Sofia after the Liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. Built between 1880 and 1882, with funds raised by the Russian people – about 25,000 gold LEVA, it is located…
The St. Nicholas of Myra of Lycia the Miracle-worker Church
8, Tsar Kaloyan Str. The ancient Metropolitan church of St. Nicholas of Mira of Lycia – the Miracle–Worker, was erected at the beginning of the fourth century as a small family chapel within the palace complex of Emperor Constantine the Great. In the 13th century, on the foundations of the early Christian chapel Sebastocrator Kaloyan…
The St. Spas Church
Todor Alexandrov Blvd., next to Metrostation no.7 The St. Spas church was built and consecrated after the Liberation, in 1883, on a corner lot between Nishka and Lomska streets (today Todor Alexandrov Blvd. and George Washington Str.), upon the foundations of a small 15th – 16th c. chapel of the same name, dug two-meters into…
Alexandrovska Hospital
1, Georgi Sofijski Str. Alexandrovska Hospital opens as Sofia First Rate Hospital in 1879, with two buildings located on the future site of the mausoleum of Prince Alexander I. Since its capacity was inadequate to meet the needs of a modern medical facility, in the very same year the Sofia Municipality provides a 360,000 sq.m…
The Apartment Building at Levski and Graf Ignatiev
68, Vasil Levski Blvd. One of the most memorable photos from the Second World War’s bombing raids against Sofia, is a frame directed over the shoulder of the monument of Patriarch Evtimii at the ruins of the apartment building at the intersection of what are today Vasil Levski and Graf Ignatiev. Ceremonially unveiled by the…
The Central Market Hall
25, Princess Marie-Louise Blvd. At the end of the 19th century, in place of the Central Market Hall stood the wooden construction of the Bulgaria Circus and Theater, in front of which ran the so-called Friday Market – a weekly farmer’s bazaar for meat and dairy products, fruits and vegetables. In view of Sofia’s growth…
The Central Mineral Bath
Banski Pl. The building of the Central Mineral Baths is listed as a cultural monument of architecture and art and is one of the best examples of the National Romanticism trend of the early 20th century. Authors of the concept, inspired by Viennese Secession but incorporating elements of the Byzantine and Bulgarian architectural tradition, were…