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Sofia may not have the grandeur of a great world city, but its tree-lined, frequently cobbled streets are chock full of absorbing oddities. As you’d expect for a town that’s over 7,000 years old, the centre of Sofia is like a walk-through history lesson, with Romans, Byzantines, Bulgarians, Ottoman Turks and Soviet-inspired communists all having left their architectural imprint.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
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Built by Russian architects, inspired by the glories of ancient Byzantium, this multi-domed cathedral has been Sofia’s visual trademark ever since
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Many of the artists responsible for the Soviet Army Monument also worked on the Mound of Brotherhood, a 42-metre-high obelisk that rises dramatically
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If medieval church art turns you on, then the UNESCO-listed Boyana church, will have you foaming at the mouth with excitement. Just about every square inch
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For 500 years Bulgaria was occupied by the Turkish Ottoman Empire with the consent of most of the Great Powers (Though Gladstone tried to help).Only Russia - a fellow Christian Orthodox country with a shared alphabet developed in Bulgaria by the sai[...]
what a great statue i want to go visit there amazing , really pretty like the horse thenk you whoever put it in there![...]
It is a beautiful mosque, it gives a sense of peace. The interior is spacious and the exterior has solid walls and running waters. The minaret is like a pencil writing in the sky.[...]
the idea that "a fabulous pair of buttocks from the Sofia region." can be seen, is worth all the gold in Thracia. Who writes your guide?[...]
one of the most beautiful masjid i have ever seen in my life.[...]
Vesko has right. The Soviet army never occupied Bulgaria or surpressed the people in the country. The Soviet army entered in Bulgaria as ally and not as invider, as Bulgaria changed the side a few days before the Soviet army was on Bulgarian land.Th[...]
Its not a dove but an owl, which stands for wisdom.[...]
The Soviet army never occupied Bulgaria! Just to know it! :)[...]
I disagree with the above, if a foreign power occupies your country, supresses your people and puts up a monument to celebrate what they have done you have every right to remove it. As a tourist I like seeing the Soviet monuments in the likes of Rig[...]
Cult? I love the pictures and the history, but cut out your bias. Stop laying your opinion on us... we are capable of having our own personal biases.[...]
You can't go around destroying monuments just because it's a new decade, a new regime. Otherwise the pyramids would be demolished, along with other intriguing monuments. The Taliban destroyed the Buddha and we all gasped. This monument in Sofia, whi[...]