Chafcouloff House, Rakovski Street

Chafcouloff House, Rakovski Street is an apartment building in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital which is located on Георги С. Раковски. Chafcouloff House, Rakovski Street is situated nearby to the government office Consulate of the Republic of Slovenia, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Swimming Pool.

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Type: Apartment building
Description: house in Bulgaria
Also known as: “Домъ Шавкуловъ”
Address: Георги С. Раковски 96, София, 1000

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker and Ivan Vazov National Theatre.

St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker

Church

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The Russian Church, officially known as the Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker, is a Russian Orthodox church in central Sofia, Bulgaria situated on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard.

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 220 metres southwest of Chafcouloff House, Rakovski Street.

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 320 metres east of Chafcouloff House, Rakovski Street.

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.