Patriarch Evtimiy Square

Patriarch Evtimiy Square, more popularly known as Popa, is a small urban square and a busy intersection in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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Type: Square
Description: urban square and intersection in Sofia, Bulgaria
Also known as: “Patriarh Evtimiy Sq.” and “пл. Патриарх Евтимий”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Odeon and Vasil Levski National Stadium.

Odeon

Movie theater

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Odeon is a movie theater.

Vasil Levski National Stadium, named after Bulgarian national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski, is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of Sofia, on the territory of the city's oldest and most famous park - the Borisova gradina. Vasil Levski National Stadium is situated 540 metres east of Patriarch Evtimiy Square.

House museum ‘Ivan Lazarov’

Museum

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House museum ‘Ivan Lazarov’ is situated 140 metres southwest of Patriarch Evtimiy Square.

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.