Queen Giovanna Hospital

Queen Giovanna Hospital is a hospital in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. Queen Giovanna Hospital is situated nearby to the hospital Централна консултативна поликлиника, as well as near СБАЛ на деца с онкохематологични заболявания.

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Type: Hospital
Description: hospital
Also known as: “Tsaritsa Yoanna – ISUL”, “Tsaritsa Yoanna Hospital”, and “УМБАЛ ‘Царица Йоанна’”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library.

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 800 metres southwest of Queen Giovanna Hospital.

SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library

Library

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The SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library is the national library of Bulgaria, situated in the capital city of Sofia. Founded on 4 April 1878, the library received the status of Bulgarian National Library three years later and the Bulgarian National Revival Archive was merged into it in 1924. SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library is situated 740 metres southwest of Queen Giovanna Hospital.

St. Sophia

Church

Photo: Klearchos Kapoutsis, CC BY 2.0.

The Saint Sofia Church is a Bulgarian Orthodox church, located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built as a church in the fourth century CE, the building was converted to a mosque in the 16th century and was restored as a basilica during the 19th and 20th centuries. St. Sophia is situated 1 km southwest of Queen Giovanna Hospital.

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.