Bulgarian National Film Archive

The Bulgarian National Film Archive, also known as the Bulgarian Cinematheque and informally as the Bulgarian National Film Library, is an organisation formed to acquire, restore, preserve, and store film and film-related archival artefacts of national and international culture.

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Type: Building
Description: building in Sofia, Bulgaria
Also known as: “Balgarska natsionalna filmoteka” and “Bulgarska natsionalna filmoteka”
Address: Ген. Йосиф В. Гурко 36, София, 1000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Ivan Vazov National Theatre and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

Ivan Vazov National Theatre

Theater building

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The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Ivan Vazov National Theatre is situated 390 metres northwest of Bulgarian National Film Archive.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Church

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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in the Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is situated 610 metres northeast of Bulgarian National Film Archive.

Seven Saints Church

Church

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The Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church and formerly the Black Mosque is a Bulgarian Orthodox church, located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was established in 1547 as an Ottoman mosque, later converted into an Orthodox church, and was inaugurated on 27 July 1903. Seven Saints Church is situated 170 metres southwest of Bulgarian National Film Archive.

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.