Saint George Rotunda

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.
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  • Church
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …stands 8 metres (26 feet) tall
  • …has 1 floor
  • …has a pyramidal roof
  • Description: Early Christian red brick rotunda that is considered the oldest church building in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Address: бул. Княз Александър Дондуков 2, София, 1000
  • Also known as
    “Church of Saint George, Sofia”
    “Saint George Rotunda Church”
    “Св. Георги Победоносец”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Archaeological Institute with Museum and Saint Nedelya Cathedral, Sofia.
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Museum
The National Archaeological Museum… is situated 150 metres east of Saint George Rotunda.
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Church
The Saint Nedelya Cathedral, is an Eastern Orthodox… is situated 120 metres west of Saint George Rotunda.
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Church
The is a medieval… is situated 120 metres northwest of Saint George Rotunda.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Largo and Sofia.
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Locality
The is an architectural ensemble of three…
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is the capital and largest city of , with about 2 million citizens.
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Suburb
is a suburb.

Saint George Rotunda

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Latitude
42.69691° or 42° 41′ 49″ north
Longitude
23.32286° or 23° 19′ 22″ east
Open location code
8GJ5M8WF+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 171437780
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q2598073

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Saint George Rotunda” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Jurgi eliza (Sofia)”
  • Basque: “San Jurgi eliza”
  • Belarusian: “Ратонда Святога Георгія”
  • Bulgarian: “Ротонда „Свети Георги”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Георги”
  • Catalan: “Església de Sant Jordi”
  • Chinese: “聖喬治教堂”
  • Dutch: “Kerk van Sint Joris”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Joriskerk (Sofia)”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Joriskerk”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه القديس جورج روتوندا”
  • Esperanto: “preĝejo de Sankta Georgo ĉe Sofio”
  • French: “Rotonde Saint-Georges de Sofia”
  • French: “Rotonde Saint-Georges”
  • Galician: “Igrexa de San Xurxo de Sofía”
  • German: “Rotunde des Heiligen Georg”
  • Greek: “Church of St. George”
  • Italian: “Chiesa di San Giorgio”
  • Japanese: “聖ゲオルギ教会”
  • Japanese: “聖ゲオルギ聖堂 (ソフィア)”
  • Japanese: “聖ゲオルギ聖堂”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Ѓорѓи”
  • Polish: “Cerkiew Świętego Jerzego w Sofii”
  • Polish: “Kościół św. Jerzego w Sofii”
  • Russian: “Ротонда Святого Георгия”
  • Serbian: “Црква Светог Ђорђа у Софији”
  • Slovak: “Chrám svätého Juraja”
  • Slovenian: “Cerkev sv. Jurija, Sofija”
  • Spanish: “Iglesia de Sveti Georgi”
  • Turkish: “Sveti Georgi Kilisesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Ротонда святого Георгія (Софія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Ротонда святого Георгія”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Министерство на образованието и науката and Sofia Hotel Balkan, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Sofia.

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