1, General Yosif Gurko Str. On 22 October 1928 Gen. Vladimir Vazov, the Mayor of Sofia, signed a decree by virtue of which a museum with three sections – a museum, a library and an archive – was established. A picture gallery was to be part of the museum.A building that was subsequently pulled down […]
5, Dyakon Ignatiy Str. The Ivan Vazov National Theatre (Bulgarian: Народен театър „Иван Вазов“, Naroden teatar „Ivan Vazov“) is Bulgaria’s national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, . It is located in the centre of the city, with the facade […]
8, Stefan Karadzha Str. The State Theatre of Satire “Aleko Konstantinov” (Satire) was founded in 1957. The building is located on 26 “Stefan Karadza” str. and is also known as the Sofia Broadway. It has two halls, “Shtastlivetsa” and “Metodi Andonov.”
The NATFA edifice in Sofia, The Krastyo Sarafov National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts (Национална академия за театрално и филмово изкуство „Кръстьо Сарафов“, usually abbreviated as НАТФИЗ, NATFA) is an institution of higher education based in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is the first Bulgarian university in the field of theatre and film […]
1, Aksakov Str. The Bulgaria Concert Hall was built by initiative of the Bulgaria Administrative Cooperative Saving Insurance Company as a part of a complex that was to include a hotel, too. In 1931 a competition was announced for the design of the complex, which is adjacent to the Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard. The competition was […]
7, Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd The Central Military Club (Bulgarian: Централен военен клуб, Tsentralen voenen klub) is a multi-purpose monument of culture building in the centre of Sofia, located on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard and Georgi Rakovski Street. The central military club is one of the cultural icons of Sofia. It hosted many evens like concerts, exhibitions, […]
4, Slaveikov sq. With the proclamation of Sofia as capital of the new independent Bulgaria in 1879 starts the collection of literature in city organization, economy, book keeping, dictionaries, reference books etc in support of the municipality’s activities. The first catalogue of the municipality’s book collection was made in 1898. On 30.03.1944 the library suffers […]
1, 15th November Str. The establishment of the Central library with BAS dates back to 1869 as a book collection to the Bulgarian Book Club later named Bulgarian Academy of Science. It has been based in Braila, Romania. In 1873 was made the first catalog of the 2761 book volumes. In 1879 th Library relocates […]
15, Tzar Osvoboditel Blvd. The University Library at Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski” is one of the biggest scientific libraries in Bulgaria; it offers services that combine the traditions and the modern technologies that made it a modern library and information, cultural and educational center. It was opened in 1888 at the same time as […]