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Monuments in Sofia

Monuments in Sofia

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Alexander Battenberg Mausoleum

Alexander Battenberg Mausoleum
This beautiful, and in recent years much neglected, monument is finally getting the restoration it deserves and is at the time of writing not open to the public. Read_on (No Comments)

Ivan Vazov Monument

The grave and monument to Bulgaria’s national poet is just beside the Sveta Sofia church in the heart of the city, which is where Vazov requested to be buried. Read_on (No Comments)

Russian Monument

This was the first monument to be built in Sofia after the liberation from centuries of Turkish rule. The 10-meter high pyramid of white sandstone is sliced off at the top. Read_on (No Comments)

Sophia

Sophia
Towering above the intersection of Maria Louisa Blvd and Todor Alexandrov Blvd. in the commercial heart of the city, Sophia was Read_on (No Comments)

Soviet Army Monument

From time to time talk turns to the fate of this tall monument, crowned with an 8-metre high sculpture and bronze figurative compositions around the base dedicated to the Soviet troops who entered Bulgaria at the end of WWII. Read_on (No Comments)

Tsar Osvoboditel Monument

This fine bronze statue portrays the Russian Tsar Alexander II on horseback and is a gesture of gratitude to the Russian Tsar and his troops who finally liberated Bulgaria in 1878 from Ottoman rule. Read_on (No Comments)

Unknown Soldier

On the southern side of Sveta Sofia church watched over by a majestic bronze lion, there is a granite tomb, containing the bones of soldiers who died for their fatherland. Read_on (No Comments)

Vassil Levski

An obelisk by the Czech Architect Molar marks the spot where the revolutionary Vassil Levski was hanged in 1873. This was the first monument to be erected after liberation. Read_on (No Comments)