Преториум

Преториум is an archaeological site in , . Access is restricted and requires permission. Преториум is situated near , as well as near the church .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Saint Nedelya Cathedral, Sofia and Saint George Rotunda.

Church
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The Saint Nedelya Cathedral, is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral in , the capital of , a cathedral of the Sofia bishopric of the Bulgarian Patriarchate.

Church
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The Church of Saint George is a late antique red brick rotunda in , . Built in the early 4th century CE as Roman baths, it became a church inside the walls of Serdica, capital of ancient Dacia Mediterranea during the Roman and Byzantine eras.

Museum
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The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological in the centre of , the capital of . It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Paşa Camii. is situated 240 metres east of Преториум.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sofia and Largo.

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.

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.

Suburb
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is a suburb.

Преториум

Latitude
42.69697° or 42° 41′ 49″ north
Longitude
23.32175° or 23° 19′ 18″ east
Open location code
8GJ5M8WC+QM
Open­Street­Map ID
way 589505485
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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In Other Languages

From Romanian to Spanish—“Преториум” goes by many names.
  • Romanian: “Pretorium”
  • Spanish: “Pretorio”

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