St. Alexander Nevski Sq.

St. Alexander Nevski Sq. is a bus stop in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. St. Alexander Nevski Sq. is situated nearby to the square Nikolay Gyaurov Sq., as well as near the community center Дом на Москва в София.

Type: Bus stop
Also known as: “pl. Aleksandar Nevski”
Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and St. Sophia.

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. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is situated 220 metres east of St. Alexander Nevski Sq..

St. Sophia

Church

Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.

The Saint Sofia Church is a Bulgarian Orthodox church, located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built as a church in the fourth century CE, the building was converted to a mosque in the 16th century and was restored as a basilica during the 19th and 20th centuries.

St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker

Church

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The Russian Church, officially known as the Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker, is a Russian Orthodox church in central Sofia, Bulgaria situated on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard. St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker is situated 140 metres southwest of St. Alexander Nevski Sq..

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Largo and Sofia.

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.

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.