Capitol Residence

Capitol Residence is a residential area in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Capitol Residence is situated nearby to the pitch Ръгби стадион, as well as near the art gallery Детски изложбен център.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sofia Central Station and Sofia Power Plant.

Sofia Central Station

Railway station

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The Sofia Central Railway Station is the main passenger railway station of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, as well as the largest railway station in the country. Sofia Central Station is situated 430 metres southwest of Capitol Residence.

Sofia Power Plant

Power station

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Sofia Thermal Power Plant is a power plant situated near the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia. It has an installed capacity of 130 MW. Sofia Power Plant is situated 570 metres north of Capitol Residence.

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 2 km south of Capitol Residence.

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.