Largo

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.

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Type: Locality
Description: architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism edifices in central Sofia
Also known as: “Largo, Sofia” and “Ларгото”

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Archaeological Institute with Museum and Saint George Rotunda.

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.

Saint George Rotunda

Church

Photo: Preslav, Public domain.

The Church of Saint George is a late antique red brick rotunda in Sofia, Bulgaria. Built in the early 4th century CE as Roman baths, it became a church inside the walls of Serdica, capital of ancient Dacia Mediterranea during the Roman and Byzantine eras.

TZUM

Shopping center

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The Central Department Store is an upmarket department store in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, officially opened in 1957 and situated in a monumental edifice on one of the city's main boulevards.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Yavorov.

Sofia

Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.