Banya Bashi Djamiyaf 16th century, opposite the Central Supermarket, is a typical monument of Islamic civilization.
Small Churches: St. Nikolai Russian Church on Tzar Ka- loyan St., Church of St. Petka the Old at the comer ofStam- boliiski Boulevard and Tzar Kaloyan St. and the ( Lurch of St, Petka Samardjiyski in the subway of Lenin Square.
Modem monuments:
Liberators Monument in front of the National Assembly by the Italian sculptor Arnoldo Zocchi, in honour of the Russian troops who liberated Bulgaria from Ottoman domination.
The Alexander Nevsky Memorial Cathedral built in gratitude and respect for the Russian soldiers who died for Bulgaria's liberation. There is a crypt with an exhibition of old icons.
Sofia. The Monument to Liberators
Sofia, the Sveta Sofia Church and the Alexander Nevsk
Memorial Cathedral
There are many other monuments to the fallen from World War II all over Sofia
The Banner of Peace monument is close to where the ring road crosses the road to Simeonovo district. It was built for the 1979 World Assembly Banner of Peace. It contains seven main bells symbolizing the seven continents, at its base are 20 musical bells, and around it are bells from all parts of the world.
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is by the south wall of St. Sophia Church.
Museums: National History Museum, 2 Vitosha Blvd. in the Palace of Justice; Archaeological Museum, Alexander Stamboliiski Blvd.; Ethnographic Museum, Sept. 9th Square; Natural Science Museum, 1 Rousski Blvd.; Museum of the Revolutionary Movement in Bulgaria, 14 Rousski Blvd.; National Military History Museum, 23 Skobelev Blvd; Church History and Archaeological Museum, 19 Lenin Sq.; Museum of Bulgarian-Soviet Friendship, 4 Klement Gottwald Blvd.; Museum of the History of Sofia, 27 Exarch Yossif St.; Dimiter Blagoev Museum, Lajos Cossuth St.; Georg Dimitrov Museum66 Opulchenska Street; A lexandet StamboliiskiMuseum, 44 Sou- hodol Street; Ivan Vazov Museum, 10 Ivan Vazov Street; Pet- ko and Pencho Slaveikov Museumf 138 Rakovski Street; Peyo Yavorov Museum, 136 Rakovski Street; Hristo Smyrnemki Museum, 116 Emil Shekerdjiiski Siieet;Nikola VaptsarovMuseum, 37 Angel Kunchev Street.
Interesting buildings: The Lyudmila Zhivkova People's Palace of Culture is the most impressive building in Sofia. It was designed by a team of architects under Alexander Barov daily sofia tour. The Palace covers an area of 17,000 square metres and has several halls, the largest with 7,500 seats.
The Palace of Justice, built 1932-1935 and designed by Pencho Koichev. The building has been reconstructed and now houses National History Museum. (The collections include important exhibits from pre-historic times, from Thrace, from the Middle Ages and from the National Revival Period) Other interesting buddings are the National Assembly, the Clement of Ohrid University, the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, the National Art Gallery, the National Ethnographic Museum, the Central House of the People's Army, the Ministry of Defence, the Universiade Sports Hall, the Festival Hall, the Winter Palace of Sports, the Holy Synod Building, the Bulgarian National Bank, the Russian Church, St. Nicholas, the Cyril and Methodius National Library9 and many others.
Parks: Freedom Park, Hristo Smlmenski park (Western Park), Vladimir Zaimov Park, the Doctors' Monument Park, and Southern Park south of the Lyudmila Zhivkova Palace of Culture.
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