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The City Garden (Bulgarian: Градска градина, Gradska gradina) is Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria's oldest and most central public garden, in existence since 1872. It is located between Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard to the north, Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Street to the west and Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko Street to the south, in the ...
Borisova gradina or Knyaz-Borisova gradina (Bulgarian: Борисова градина or Княз-Борисова градина, translated as Boris' Garden or Knyaz Boris' Garden) is the oldest and best known park in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Its construction and arrangement began in 1884 and it is named after Bulgarian Tsar Boris III.
City Garden: The City Garden is Sofia's oldest and most central public garden, in existence since 1872. It is located between Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard to the north, Knyaz Alexander Battenberg Street to the west and Joseph Vladimirovich Gourko Street to the south, in the historical centre of the city. Vitosha park and mountain
It is located in the centre of the city, with the facade facing the City Garden. The Ivan Vazov National Theatre has a well-equipped main stage with 750 seats, a smaller 120-seat stage and an additional 70-seat one on the fourth floor.
The city garden around the monument has become an evening gathering place of skaters, ravers, rasta and other subculture groups and is also a meeting place and the start point of the annual Sofia Pride. During a vandalism event in 2011, several politicians used the opportunity to position themselves as supporting the removal of the monument.
[3] The National Art Gallery had been planned for many years and between 1934 and 1941, Bulgaria's first female architect Victoria Angelova's design was built to house both a renaissance and contemporary art collection. The building was finished and opened in 1942, but was completely destroyed in a 1944 bombing. [4]
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He selected the King’s Garden, a 35-acre area established in 1880 by Prince Alexander Battenberg, known for its botanical beauty and rare plant species. [5] The garden was a prominent feature of Sofia, cultivated with the personal involvement of Ferdinand and numerous architects and gardeners. [5]