The Palace

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: Art gallery
  • Description: art museum in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “National Art Gallery”, “National Art Gallery of Bulgaria”, “National Art Gallery, Bulgaria”, “National Gallery of Bulgaria”, “National Gallery, Sofia”, and “Двореца”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Archaeological Institute with Museum and Ivan Vazov National Theatre.

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 210 metres west of The Palace.

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 230 metres south of The Palace.

Museum
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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 and largest city of , 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.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

The Palace

Latitude
42.69623° or 42° 41′ 46″ north
Longitude
23.32712° or 23° 19′ 38″ east
Operator
Национална галерия
Open location code
8GJ5M8WG+FR
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map attribute
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Wiki­data ID
Q2991178
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Armenian—“The Palace” 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”
  • Romanian: “Galeria Națională de Artă a Bulgariei”
  • Russian: “Национальная художественная галерея Болгарии”
  • Spanish: “Galeria de Arte Nacional de Bulgaria”
  • Spanish: “Galería de Arte Nacional de Bulgaria”
  • Swedish: “Bulgariens nationella konstgalleri”
  • Swedish: “Nationella Konstgalleriet”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна художня галерея (Софія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Національна художня галерея”
  • Western Armenian: “Պուլկարիոյ Ազգային Պատկերասրահ”

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