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Ivan Vazov National Theatre

The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is 's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of , the capital of Bulgaria.
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  • Type: Theater building
  • Description: theater in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Krastyo Sarafov National Theatre”
  • Address: Дякон Игнатий 5, София, 1000
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Archaeological Institute with Museum and National Art Gallery.

Museum
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The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological in the centre of , the capital of . It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Paşa Camii. is situated 300 metres northwest of Ivan Vazov National Theatre.

Museum
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The is 's national gallery, and houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art. is situated 260 metres north of Ivan Vazov National Theatre.

Church
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St. is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in , the capital of . Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the 100 largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world. is situated 540 metres east of Ivan Vazov National Theatre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Largo and Sofia.

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.

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is the capital of . It is also the biggest city in the country with about 2 million citizens. Today, is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Ivan Vazov National Theatre

Latitude
42.69418° or 42° 41′ 39″ north
Longitude
23.32655° or 23° 19′ 36″ east
Elevation
556 metres (1,824 feet)
Named after
Ivan Vazov
Open location code
8GJ5M8VG+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1026031878
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­theatre
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
7522152
Wiki­data ID
Q1858012
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Ukrainian—“Ivan Vazov National Theatre” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Teatri Kombëtar Ivan Vazov”
  • Armenian: “Իվան Վազովի անվան ազգային թատրոն”
  • Basque: “Ivan Vazov antzoki nazionala”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны тэатр Івана Вазава”
  • Bulgarian: “Народен театър ‘Иван Вазов’”
  • Bulgarian: “Народен театър „Иван Вазов“”
  • Bulgarian: “Народен театър Иван Вазов”
  • Bulgarian: “Народен театър”
  • Bulgarian: “Народния театър”
  • Chinese: “伊萬·瓦佐夫國家劇院”
  • Chuvash: “Иван Вазов ячĕллĕ наци театрĕ”
  • Croatian: “Narodno kazalište Ivan Vazov”
  • Czech: “Národní divadlo Ivana Vazova”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مسرح ايفان فازوف الوطنى”
  • French: “théâtre Ivan-Vazov”
  • French: “théâtre national Ivan-Vazov”
  • French: “Théâtre national Ivan-Vazov”
  • French: “théâtre national Krastio-Sarafov”
  • French: “théâtre national”
  • German: “Bulgarisches Nationaltheater”
  • German: “Nationaltheater ‘Iwan Wasow’”
  • German: “Nationaltheater „Iwan Wasow“”
  • German: “Volkstheater „Iwan Wasow“”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Θέατρο Ιβάν Βάζοφ”
  • Japanese: “イヴァン・ヴァゾフ国立劇場”
  • Macedonian: “Народен театар „Иван Вазов“”
  • Persian: “تئاتر ملی ایوان وازوف”
  • Polish: “Teatr Narodowy im. Iwana Wazowa”
  • Romanian: “Teatrul Național Ivan Vazov”
  • Russian: “Национальный театр Ивана Вазова”
  • Spanish: “Teatro Ivan Vazov”
  • Spanish: “Teatro Nacional de Bulgaria”
  • Spanish: “Teatro Nacional Ivan Vazov”
  • Swedish: “Nationalteatern, Sofia”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний театр Івана Вазова”

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