Bulgaria
Sofia-Capital
Municipality of the Capital

National Art Gallery

The National Art Gallery is 's national gallery, and houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art.
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  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “National Art Gallery of Bulgaria”, “National Art Gallery, Bulgaria”, “National Gallery of Bulgaria”, and “National Gallery, Sofia”
  • Address: 1, пл. Княз Александър I, 1000
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Archaeological Institute with Museum and Royal Palace.

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 180 metres west of National Art Gallery.

Castle
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The , in fact called Prince's Palace and later Tsar's Palace, is an architectural landmark of national historical and cultural significance, situated at Battenberg Square in the heart of , the capital of .

Theater building
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The 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. is situated 260 metres south of National Art Gallery.

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.

National Art Gallery

Latitude
42.69652° or 42° 41′ 48″ north
Longitude
23.32676° or 23° 19′ 36″ east
Elevation
559 metres (1,834 feet)
Open location code
8GJ5M8WG+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2289469994
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
7522154
Wiki­data ID
Q2991178
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Armenian—“National Art Gallery” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Galeria Kombëtare e Artit”
  • Armenian: “Բուլղարիայի ազգային պատկերասրահ”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальная мастацкая галерэя Балгарыі”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален музей на българското изобразително изкуство - гр. София”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална галерия”
  • Bulgarian: “Национална художествена галерия”
  • Chinese: “國立保加利亞美術館”
  • Czech: “bulharská Národní umělecká galerie”
  • Czech: “Národní umělecká galerie v Sofii”
  • Czech: “Národní umělecká galerie”
  • Czech: “Национална художествена галерия”
  • French: “Galerie nationale des beaux-arts”
  • Georgian: “ეროვნული სამხატვრო გალერეა”
  • German: “Nationale Kunstgalerie”
  • German: “Nationalgalerie”
  • Hebrew: “הגלרייה הלאומית לאמנויות של בולגריה”
  • Italian: “Galleria nazionale”
  • Japanese: “ブルガリア国立美術館”
  • Japanese: “国立アート・ギャラリー”
  • Japanese: “国立アートギャラリー”
  • Japanese: “王宮”
  • Korean: “국립미술관”
  • Latvian: “Nacionālā mākslas galerija”
  • Macedonian: “Национална уметничка галерија”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nasjonale Kunstgalleri”
  • Polish: “Narodowa Galeria Sztuki”
  • Portuguese: “Galeria de Arte Nacional”
  • Russian: “Национальная художественная галерея Болгарии”
  • Spanish: “Galeria de Arte Nacional de Bulgaria”
  • Spanish: “Galería de Arte Nacional de Bulgaria”
  • Swedish: “Nationella Konstgalleriet (Sofia)”
  • Swedish: “Nationella Konstgalleriet”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна художня галерея (Софія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна художня галерея”
  • Western Armenian: “Պուլկարիոյ Ազգային Պատկերասրահ”

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