Bulgaria
Sofia-grad
Municipality of the Capital

Statue of Sofia

The Statue of Sofia is a monumental sculpture in , . It was officially opened to the public by the capital's mayor Stefan Sofiyanski on December 28, 2000.
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  • Type: Hotel
  • Description: historic site in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Hotel Sveta Sofia”, “Statue of Sveta Sofia”, and “Sveta Sofia”
  • Address: Пиротска 18, София, 1301
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sofia Synagogue and St Joseph.

Synagogue
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The is a Romaniote Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in , . Completed in 1909, the synagogue is the largest synagogue in Southeastern Europe, the third-largest in , and one of two active synagogues remaining in Bulgaria. is situated 170 metres east of Statue of Sofia.

Church
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The Cathedral of is a Latin Catholic cathedral in , the capital of . It is the co-cathedral of the Latin Diocese of Sofia and Plovdiv, together with the Cathedral of St Louis in . is situated 150 metres southeast of Statue of Sofia.

Mosque
Photo: xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0.
is a Sunni Islamic in , . is situated 300 metres east of Statue of Sofia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of , 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.

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

Suburb
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is a suburb, which is situated 2½ km south of Statue of Sofia.

Statue of Sofia

Latitude
42.69988° or 42° 41′ 60″ north
Longitude
23.31887° or 23° 19′ 8″ east
Elevation
548 metres (1,798 feet)
Open location code
8GJ5M8X9+XG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3098084879
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­hotel
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6491540
Wiki­data ID
Q14550946
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Statue of Sofia” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Статуя на София”
  • Chinese: “聖索菲亞紀念碑”
  • German: “Heilige Sofia-Statue”
  • German: “Heilige Sofia”
  • Indonesian: “Patung Sveta Sofia”
  • Italian: “Statua di Santa Sofia”
  • Serbian: “Sveta Sofija”
  • Serbian: “Света Софија”
  • Turkish: “Sofya Heykeli”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Statue of Sofia”. Photo: MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0.