Св. Иван Рилски

Св. Иван Рилски is in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Св. Иван Рилски is situated nearby to the health club Balance Line, as well as near the art gallery Mili art.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Russian Monument and Holy Mother of God church.

Russian Monument

Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.

The Russian Monument is a monument in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. The first monument to be built in the capital of the newly liberated Principality of Bulgaria, it was unveiled on 29 June 1882 and is located on the road which Osman Nuri Paşa used to flee from Sofia to Pernik on 22 December 1877. Russian Monument is situated 330 metres northwest of Св. Иван Рилски.

Holy Mother of God church

Church

Photo: Мико, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Holy Mother of God church is situated 190 metres north of Св. Иван Рилски.

National Palace of Culture

Arts center

Photo: Deensel, CC BY 2.0.

The National Palace of Culture is a multifunctional conference and cultural centre in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was opened on 31 March 1981 in celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the Bulgarian state. National Palace of Culture is situated 1 km southeast of Св. Иван Рилски.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

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.

Largo

Locality

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

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.