National History Museum

The National Historical Museum in is 's largest museum. It was founded on 5 May 1973. A new representative exhibition was opened in the building of the Court of Justice on 2 March 1984, to commemorate the 13th centenary of the Bulgarian state.
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  • Opening hours: 9:30 AM—5:30 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Bojana”, “National Historical Museum, Bulgaria”, and “National History Museum, Bulgaria”
  • Address: Витошко лале 16, София, 1618

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boyana Church and Slavia Stadium.

Museum
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The is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of , the capital of , in the quarter. In 1979, the building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List. is situated 1¼ km south of National History Museum.

Stadium
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Stadion Aleksandar Shalamanov is a multi-purpose stadium in the Slavia district of , named after the football legend Aleksandar Shalamanov. is situated 2 km north of National History Museum.

Shopping center
is a shopping mall in , . It opened on December 1, 2012. It's retailers include both international and Bulgarian brands. The shopping center is positioned at the intersection of Bulgaria Boulevard and Todor Kableshkov boulevard, two major roads in . is situated 2 km northeast of National History Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manastirski livadi and zh.k. Borovo.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood, which is situated 4 km northeast of National History Museum.

National History Museum

Latitude
42.655° or 42° 39′ 18″ north
Longitude
23.27081° or 23° 16′ 15″ east
Open location code
8GJ5M74C+28
Open­Street­Map ID
way 175928323
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
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Wiki­data ID
Q1968325
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“National History Museum” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “متحف التاريخ الوطني”
  • Armenian: “Բուլղարիայի ազգային պատմական թանգարան”
  • Bulgarian: “Национален исторически музей”
  • Bulgarian: “НИМ”
  • Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی مێژووییی نەتەوەییی بولگاریا”
  • Chinese: “保加利亚国家历史博物馆”
  • Chinese: “国家历史博物馆”
  • Czech: “Národní historické muzeum (Sofie)”
  • Czech: “Národní historické muzeum”
  • Dutch: “Nationaal Historisch Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف التاريخ الوطنى فى بلغاريا”
  • Esperanto: “Nacia Historia Muzeo (Bulgario)”
  • French: “musée national d’histoire”
  • French: “Musée national d’histoire”
  • German: “Nationales Bulgarisches Historisches Museum Sofia”
  • German: “Nationales Historisches Museum (Bulgarien)”
  • German: “Nationales Historisches Museum (Sofia)”
  • German: “Nationales Historisches Museum”
  • Greek: “Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο Βουλγαρίας”
  • Italian: “Museo nazionale di storia”
  • Italian: “Museo Nazionale di Storia”
  • Japanese: “ブルガリア国立歴史博物館”
  • Japanese: “国立歴史博物館 (ブルガリア)”
  • Korean: “국립역사박물관”
  • Macedonian: “Национален историски музеј”
  • Malayalam: “നാഷണൽ ഹിസ്റ്റോറിക് മ്യൂസിയം, ബൾഗേറിയ”
  • Polish: “Narodowe Muzeum Historyczne w Sofii”
  • Portuguese: “Museu Histórico Nacional da Bulgária”
  • Romanian: “Muzeul Național de Istorie al Bulgariei”
  • Russian: “Национальный исторический музей Болгарии”
  • Serbian: “Nacionalni istorijski muzej Bugarske”
  • Serbian: “Национален исторически музей”
  • Serbian: “Национални историјски музеј Бугарске (Софија)”
  • Serbian: “Национални историјски музеј Бугарске Софија”
  • Serbian: “Национални историјски музеј Бугарске у Софији”
  • Serbian: “Национални историјски музеј Бугарске”
  • Serbian: “Национални историјски музеј, Бугарска”
  • Serbian: “Национални историјски музеј”
  • Serbian: “Софијски национални историјски музеј Бугарске”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia (Bulgaria)”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia de Bulgaria”
  • Spanish: “Museo Nacional de Historia”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний історичний музей (Софія)”
  • Ukrainian: “Національний історичний музей”

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