University Botanical Garden

University Botanical Garden is a garden in Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. University Botanical Garden is situated nearby to the square Gina Kuncheva Sq., as well as near the university Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication.

Opening hours:
Wednesday—Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM
Type: Garden
Also known as: “Университетска ботаническа градина”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Vasil Levski.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Church

Photo: MrPanyGoff, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The 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 210 metres southwest of University Botanical Garden.

Vasil Levski

Photo: Mark Ahsmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Monument to Vasil Levski in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, is one of the first monuments to be built in the then newly liberated Principality of Bulgaria.

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 260 metres west of University Botanical Garden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Largo and Sofia.

Largo

Locality

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

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

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

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.