The Green Lakes

The Green Lakes is a lake in Rayon Triaditsa, Municipality of the Capital, Sofia-Capital. The Green Lakes is situated nearby to the suburb Hladilnika, as well as near the neighborhood Yuzhen park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include National Palace of Culture and Sofia Zoo.

National Palace of Culture

Arts center

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The National Palace of Culture is a multifunctional conference and cultural centre in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It was opened on 31 March 1981 in celebration of the 1300th anniversary of the Bulgarian state.

Sofia Zoo

Zoo

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Sofia Zoo in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was founded by royal decree on 1 May 1888, and is the oldest and largest zoological garden in Southeast Europe.

National History Museum

Museum

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The National Historical Museum in Sofia is Bulgaria's largest museum. It was founded on 5 May 1973. A new representative exhibition was opened in the building of the Court of Justice on 2 March 1984, to commemorate the 13th centenary of the Bulgarian state.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

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.

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.