The Sofia Railwaystation

102, Marie-Louise Blvd. Construction of the building of Sofia Railway Station, designed by the Czech architects Antonin Kolar, Bogdan Prosek and the Bulgarian architect Todor Markov, began in 1882. To the work contributed also Italian specialists, while the overall management was entrusted with the entrepreneur and future Sofia mayor, Ivan Grozev. Technical difficulties with the…

The Odeon Theatre

On November 6, 1910, on Tsar Simeon Street, near the District Court, opens the Odeon Theatre. The designer is Arch. Naum Torbov, who has received his architectural education among the spectacular architecture of Bucharest and is author of other landmark buildings, such as the City Casino and Market Hall. The striking volumes and sophisticated decoration,…

The Palace of the Holy Synod

4, Oborishte Str. The Palace of The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Patriarchate – a sparkling representative of the National-Romanticism current of the early 20th century Bulgarian architecture, an exceptional cultural and historical landmark, and one of the first monumental buildings of Sofia, was designed by Arch. Petko Momchilov and Arch. Jordan Milanov and built…

The National Theatre

5, Dyakon Ignatii Str. One of the most beautiful building of the Bulgarian capital, informed by the reigning European trends, is The Ivan Vazov National Theatre. The initiative for its construction dates to the beginning of the twentieth century, when a July 14, 1903 Directive of the Minister of Public Education, Dr. Ivan Shishmanov appoints…