National Museum of Military History

The National Museum of Military History is a museum in Sofia, Bulgaria, dedicated to military history. Located just minutes from the city center, it features a vast 2.5-hectare outdoor exhibition park with over 280 units of heavy military equipment, including…
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  • Opening hours: Wednesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “National Museum of Military History, Bulgaria”, “Nazionalen woennoistoritscheski musej”, “Военноисторически музей”, “Национален военноисторически музей в София”, “НВИМ”, “ブルガリア国立軍事史博物館”, and “国立軍事史博物館”
  • Address: Черковна 92, 1505

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vasil Levski National Stadium and Bulgarian Army Stadium.

Stadium
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, named after national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski, is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of , on the territory of the city's oldest and most famous park - the Borisova gradina. is situated 1¼ km west of National Museum of Military History.

Stadium
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Stadion Balgarska Armia is a stadium of the football club CSKA Sofia. It is situated in the Borisova gradina in the centre of . Until 2024 the stadium had four sectors and a total of 22,995 seats, of which 2,100 are covered; the pitch length was 106 meters and the width was 66 meters. is situated 1 km southwest of National Museum of Military History.

Shopping center
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Sofia is a located in , , opened in the spring of 2010 and has more than 210 stores. Sofia is located on Sitnyakovo Boulevard in the municipality of Oborishte. is situated 420 metres northeast of National Museum of Military History.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yavorov and Largo.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

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. is situated 2½ km northwest of National Museum of Military History.

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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.

National Museum of Military History

Latitude
42.68853° or 42° 41′ 19″ north
Longitude
23.35047° or 23° 21′ 2″ east
Wheelchair access
yes
Open location code
8GJ5M9Q2+C5
Open­Street­Map ID
way 112227049
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Wiki­data ID
Q1066518
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“National Museum of Military History” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Բուլղարիայի ռազմական պատմության ազգային թանգարան”
  • Azerbaijani: “Bolqarıstan Hərb Tarixi Muzeyi”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален военноисторически музей”
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی نیشتمانی مێژووی سەربازی، بولگاریا”
  • Chinese: “保加利亚国家军事历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “保加利亞國家軍事歷史博物館”
  • French: “musée national d’histoire militaire”
  • French: “Musée national d’histoire militaire”
  • German: “Bulgarisches Nationales Militärgeschichtliches Museum”
  • German: “Nationalmuseum der Militärgeschichte”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di storia militare”
  • Japanese: “軍事史博物館 (ブルガリア)”
  • Macedonian: “Национален военоисториски музеј”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História Militar (Bulgária)”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Nacional de História Militar”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie Militară (Sofia)”
  • Russian: “Национальный музей военной истории”
  • Turkish: “Bulgaristan Ulusal Askeri Tarih Müzesi”
  • Turkish: “Bulgaristan Ulusal Askerî Tarih Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний військово-історичний музей”

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