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The history of Sofia, Bulgaria's capital and largest city, spans thousands of years from Antiquity to modern times, during which the city has been a commercial, industrial, cultural and economic centre in its region and the Balkans.
Sofia Central Station and Sofia Zoo [10] open. Dimitar Petkov becomes mayor. 1890 – 31 May: "Destructive thunderstorm." [11] 1891 – Eagles' Bridge and Lions' Bridge built. 1893 Bulgarian Literary Society relocates to Sofia. Population: 46,593. [3] 1897 – Battenberg Mausoleum erected. 1898 – Central Hunters' Society headquartered in ...
Sofia [a] 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 city is built west of the Iskar river and has many mineral springs, such as the Sofia Central Mineral Baths. It has a humid continental climate.
The museum was moved in 2000 to one of the major buildings in the complex serving as official residence of the President, Vice President and Government of the Republic of Bulgaria., [1] and currently contains over 650,000 objects connected to archaeology, fine arts, history and ethnography, although only 10% of them are permanently exhibited.
Alexandre Dumas, père wrote a history, Ali Pacha, part of his eight-volume series Celebrated Crimes (1839–40). Ali Pasha is also a major character in the 1854 Mór Jókai's Hungarian novel Janicsárok végnapjai ("The Last Days of the Janissaries"), translated into English by R. Nisbet Bain, 1897, under the title The Lion of Janina.
Under Saint Sofia Church: 3rd -6th century [18] Western Serdica Gate: 146 Boris I Str. (Near Saint Joseph Cathedral) 2nd century(176 -180) [19] Eastern Serdica Gate: Largo subway: 2nd century(176 -180) [20] Ancient Cultural and Communication Complex "Serdica" Sofia, 1 Nezavisimost Sq, 2 Maria Luiza Blvd(Largo subway and Serdika Metro Station)
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