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Sofia (/ ˈ s oʊ f i ə, ˈ s ɒ f-, s oʊ ˈ f iː ə / SOH-fee-ə, SOF-; [15] [16] Bulgarian: София, romanized: Sofiya, [17] [18] IPA: ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria.It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country.
The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia University is the oldest higher education institution in Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888. The university's edifice was constructed between 1924 and 1934 with the financial support of the brothers Evlogi Georgiev and Hristo Georgiev, whose sculptures are now featured on its façade, and ...
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Sofia – the capital city of Bulgaria and the largest settlement in the country – is the administrative centre of both Sofia Province and Sofia City Province (Sofia-grad). The capital is included (together with three other cities plus 34 villages) in Sofia Capital Municipality (over 90% of whose population lives in Sofia), which is the sole ...
During the Second World War, Bulgaria aligned itself with the Axis powers, with the aim of gaining the region of Macedonia lost during the Second Balkan War and World War I. In 1942, faced with the deteriorating military situation, the royal family moved to live in Vrana Palace , in the outskirts of Sofia, and Tsarska Bistritsa , a hunting ...
Vitosha (Bulgarian: Витоша), the ancient Scomius or Scombrus, [1] is a mountain massif, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Vitosha is one of the symbols of Sofia and the closest site for hiking, alpinism and skiing. Convenient bus lines and rope ways render the mountain easily accessible.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
The Royal Palace, which is now being used as the National Art Gallery at Battenberg Square 1 The former royal palace in 1917.. Prince Alexander I Square (Bulgarian: площад Княз Александър I, Ploshtad Knyaz Aleksandar I), often called simply Battenberg Square (площад Батенберг) is the largest square of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.