Lion’s Bridge

Lion’s Bridge is a bridge in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Lion’s Bridge is situated nearby to the police station МВР - Дирекция на Националната Полиция, as well as near the square Lavov Most Sq..

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lions‘ Bridge and Lavov most.

Lions‘ Bridge

Bridge

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Lions' Bridge is a bridge over the Vladaya River in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, built 1889–1891 by Czech architect Václav Prošek, his brother Jozef and his cousins Bohdan and Jiří.

Lavov most Metro Station is a station on the Sofia Metro in Bulgaria. It opened on 31 August 2012. Bulgaria's PM Boyko Borisov and the President of the European Commission Jose Manuel Barroso inaugurated the new section of the Sofia Metro, which was funded with EU money.

Banya Bashi Mosque

Mosque

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Banya Bashi Mosque is a Sunni Islamic mosque in Sofia, Bulgaria. Banya Bashi Mosque is situated 610 metres south of Lion’s Bridge.

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.