Vazrazhdane

Vazrazhdane is a district in the centre of Sofia. As of 2012 it has 49,158 inhabitants. The district's area is 3.16 km; parks, gardens and green zones- 1.36 km2; industrial zone- 0.15 km2; public zones including roads, squares and infrastructure- 0.43 km2.

Type: Locality
Description: District of Sofia, Bulgaria
Also known as: “Obshtina Vazrazhdane” and “Vazrazhdane District”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Vasil Levski National Stadium.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Church

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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in the Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world.

Vasil Levski National Stadium

Stadium

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Vasil Levski National Stadium, named after Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski, is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia, on the territory of the city's oldest and most famous park - the Borisova gradina.

National Archaeological Institute with Museum

Museum

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The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman mosque in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Paşa Camii.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

Sofia

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Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria, with about 2 million citizens. It is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches, including the grand Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the medieval frescos of Boyana Church.

Largo

Locality

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The Largo is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism buildings around Independence Square in central Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city's new representative centre.