National Archaeological Institute with Museum

The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological in the centre of , the capital of . It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Paşa Camii.
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  • Opening hours:
    May—October: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    November—April: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: archaeological museum in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Bulgarian National Archaeological Museum”, “National Archaeological Institute with Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences”, and “National Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria”
  • Postal code: 1000
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Art Gallery and Saint George Rotunda.

Museum
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The is 's national gallery, and houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art. is situated 180 metres east of National Archaeological Institute with Museum.

Church
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The Church of Saint George is a late antique red brick rotunda in , . Built in the early 4th century CE as Roman baths, it became a church inside the walls of Serdica, capital of ancient Dacia Mediterranea during the Roman and Byzantine eras. is situated 150 metres west of National Archaeological Institute with Museum.

Theater building
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The is 's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of , the capital of Bulgaria. is situated 300 metres southeast of National Archaeological Institute with Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Largo and Sofia.

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.

Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

National Archaeological Institute with Museum

Latitude
42.69643° or 42° 41′ 47″ north
Longitude
23.32456° or 23° 19′ 28″ east
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Operator
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Open location code
8GJ5M8WF+HR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 157740199
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q1497827
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National Archaeological Institute with Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “المتحف الوطني للآثار”
  • Armenian: “Ազգային հնագիտական թանգարան-ինստիտուտ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Sofiya Milli Arxeologiya Muzeyi”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны археалагічны інстытут і музей”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны археалягічны інстытут і музэй”
  • Belarusian: “Нацыянальны археалягічны музэй”
  • Bulgarian: “Археологически институт с музей”
  • Bulgarian: “НАИМ”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален археологически институт с музей”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален археологически музей”
  • Chinese: “保加利亞國家考古博物館”
  • Chinese: “考古博物馆”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalni arheološki muzej Sofijа”
  • Croatian: “Nacionalni arheološki muzej u Sofiji”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Archeologisch Museum van Sofia”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Archeologisch Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “المتحف الاثرى الوطنى البلغارى”
  • French: “Musée archéologique national”
  • Georgian: “ბულგარეთის ეროვნული არქეოლოგიური მუზეუმი”
  • German: “Nationales Archäologisches Museum”
  • Italian: “Museo archeologico nazionale di Sofia”
  • Italian: “Museo archeologico nazionale”
  • Japanese: “国立考古学博物館 (ブルガリア)”
  • Japanese: “国立考古学博物館”
  • Kazakh: “Ұлттық археологиялық мұражай (Болгария)”
  • Kazakh: “Ұлттық археологиялық мұражай”
  • Korean: “국립 고고학 박물관”
  • Macedonian: “Национален археолошки музеј на Бугарија”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Archeologiczne w Sofii”
  • Russian: “Национальный археологический институт и музей”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalni arheološki muzej (Sofija)”
  • Serbian: “Национални археолошки музеј (Софија)”
  • Serbian: “Национални археолошки музеј Софије”
  • Serbian: “Национални археолошки музеј у Софији”
  • Serbian: “Национални археолошки музеј”
  • Slovenian: “Narodni arheološki muzej Bolgarije”
  • Spanish: “Museo Arqueologico Nacional”
  • Spanish: “Museo arqueológico nacional”
  • Spanish: “Museo Arqueológico Nacional”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Arkeoloji Müzesi (Sofya)”
  • Turkish: “Ulusal Arkeoloji Müzesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний археологічний інститут і музей”

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