Bulgaria
Sofia-Capital
Municipality of the Capital

Intercession of the Mother of God

Intercession of the Mother of God is a church in , . Intercession of the Mother of God is situated nearby to the university , as well as near .
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Intercession of the Theotokos Church” and “Pokrov Bogorodichen”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Russian Monument and Hotel Rodina.

Photo: Spiritia, Public domain.
The is a monument in , the capital of . The first monument to be built in the capital of the newly liberated Principality of Bulgaria, it was unveiled on 29 June 1882 and is located on the road which Osman Nuri Paşa used to flee from Sofia to on 22 December 1877. is situated 220 metres east of Intercession of the Mother of God.

Hotel
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, now known as Astoria Hotel & Casino, is a high-rise four-star hotel located in the centre of , . With a height of about 104 metres and 25 stories, it is one of the tallest buildings in the city.

Hospital
Photo: Ivanov id, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a for active treatment and emergency medicine in , the capital of . It was founded in 1951 and as of 2006 has a capacity of 795 hospital beds, 33 clinics and departments and employed 2,418 medical and other staff. is situated 260 metres south of Intercession of the Mother of God.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital of . It is also the biggest city in the country with about 2 million citizens. Today, is a dynamic European capital, distinguished by its unique combination of European and communist-style architecture as well as many beautiful Orthodox churches.

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

Suburb
Photo: Marcian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb.

Intercession of the Mother of God

Latitude
42.69259° or 42° 41′ 33″ north
Longitude
23.30784° or 23° 18′ 28″ east
Height
7 metres (23 feet)
Open location code
8GJ5M8V5+24
Open­Street­Map ID
way 228237724
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Wiki­data ID
Q31192779
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Slovak—“Intercession of the Mother of God” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “„Покров Богородичен“”
  • Bulgarian: “Покров Богородичен”
  • Slovak: “Chrám Ochrany Bohorodičky (Sofia)”
  • Slovak: “Chrám Ochrany Bohorodičky”

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Highlights include Медицински колеж ‘Йорданка Филаретова’ and Princess.

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