Macedonia Sq.

Macedonia Square is a main city square and junction in the center of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Prior to the democratic changes in 1989 it was named after Dimitar Blagoev.

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Type: Square
Description: square in Sofia, Bulgaria
Also known as: “Macedonia”, “Macedonia Square, Sofia”, and “pl. Makedonia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Archaeological Institute with Museum and Saint Nedelya Cathedral, Sofia.

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 1 km east of Macedonia Sq..

Saint Nedelya Cathedral, Sofia

Church

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The Saint Nedelya Cathedral, is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a cathedral of the Sofia bishopric of the Bulgarian Patriarchate. Saint Nedelya Cathedral, Sofia is situated 570 metres northeast of Macedonia Sq..

Russian Monument

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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 460 metres southwest of Macedonia Sq..

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

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.

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.