Eagles‘ Bridge

Eagles' Bridge is a bridge over the Perlovska River in downtown , capital of . The bridge and junction where it is located, sometimes referred to as Ploshtad Orlov Most are usually referred simply as Eagles' Bridge.
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Photo: Boby Dimitrov, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Bridge
  • Description: Bridge in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Also known as: “Eagles’ Bridge, Sofia”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vasil Levski National Stadium and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

Stadium
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, named after national hero and revolutionary Vasil Levski, is the country's second largest stadium. The stadium has 43,230 seats and is located in the centre of , on the territory of the city's oldest and most famous park - the Borisova gradina. is situated 380 metres southwest of Eagles‘ Bridge.

Church
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The St. is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in , the capital of . 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. is situated 700 metres northwest of Eagles‘ Bridge.

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The Memorial Tomb of Alexander I of Battenberg, better known as the Battenberg Mausoleum in , the capital of , is the mausoleum and final resting place of Prince Alexander I of Bulgaria, the first Head of State of modern Bulgaria. is situated 430 metres west of Eagles‘ Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yavorov and Largo.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Locality
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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.

Photo: Bin im Garten, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the capital and largest city of , 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.

Eagles‘ Bridge

Latitude
42.69055° or 42° 41′ 26″ north
Longitude
23.3375° or 23° 20′ 15″ east
Inception
1889
Open location code
8GJ5M8RQ+62
Open­Street­Map ID
way 397520151
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Wiki­data ID
Q358267
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Eagles‘ Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Արծիվների կամուրջ”
  • Basque: “Arranoen zubia”
  • Bulgarian: “Орлов мост (площад в София)”
  • Bulgarian: “Орлов мост”
  • Chinese: “鷹橋”
  • French: “pont aux Aigles”
  • French: “Pont aux Aigles”
  • German: “Adlerbrücke”
  • Italian: “Ponte delle Aquile”
  • Japanese: “鷲橋”
  • Macedonian: “Орлов мост (Софија)”
  • Macedonian: “Орлов мост”
  • Polish: “Most Orłów”
  • Russian: “Орлов мост”
  • Slovak: “Orlov most”
  • Spanish: “Puente de las Aguilas”
  • Spanish: “puente de las Águilas”
  • Spanish: “Puente de las Águilas”
  • Ukrainian: “Орлів міст”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Eagles‘ Bridge Sq. and Райко Алексиев.

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