Sofia History Museum

Sofia History Museum is a museum in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Sofia History Museum is situated nearby to the building Central Mineral Baths, as well as near the park пл. Бански.

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Opening hours:
May—October: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
November—April: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Museum
Also known as: “Regional History Museum - Sofia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Banya Bashi Mosque and TZUM.

Banya Bashi Mosque

Mosque

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Banya Bashi Mosque is a Sunni Islamic mosque in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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. TZUM is situated 120 metres southwest of Sofia History Museum.

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. National Archaeological Institute with Museum is situated 330 metres south of Sofia History Museum.

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.