Temple Saint Paisius of Hilendar

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Saint Paisius of Hilendar or Paisiy Hilendarski (1722–1773) was a Bulgarian clergyman and a key Bulgarian National Revival figure. He is most famous for being the author of Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya, the second modern Bulgarian history after the work of Petar Bogdan Bakshev from 1667, “History of Bulgaria”. Most Bulgarians think of him as the forefather of the Bulgarian National Revival.

Paisius was born in the Samokov eparchy of the time, probably in the town of Bansko.He established himself in the Hilandar monastery on Mount Athos in 1745, where he was later a hieromonk and deputy-abbot. Collecting materials for two years through hard work and even visiting the lands of the Germans, he finished his Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya in 1762 in the Zograf Monastery. The book was the first attempt to write a complete history of Bulgaria and attempted to awake and strengthen Bulgarian national consciousnesses.

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The National Palace of Culture

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The National Palace of Culture is a multifunctional complex – a synthesis of modern architecture and plastic arts. Magnificent spaces are spiritualized by more than one hundred works of monumental painting, sculpture, woodcarving, tapestry, metalworking and other genres. Here is the centre of the cultural life of the capital, as well as the most prestigious congress and conference business, business and political events place. There are excellent conditions that meet the most stringent international requirements for professional conduct of prestigious events. Over the time, the National Palace of Culture has become a natural attraction for local residents and visitors of the capital, and the silhouette of the Palace in front of the Vitosha mountain is emblematic. The halls of the National Palace of Culture have welcomed the unique performances of famous artists such as Herbert von Karajan, Claudio Abbado, Alexis Weissenberg, Jose Carreras, Andrea Bocelli, Nicolai Ghiaurov, Riccardo Muti, Dame Montserrat Caballé, Katia Ricciarelli, Mirela Freni, Vesselina Katzarova, Darina Takova, Anna Tomova – Sintova , Gena Dimitrova, Emil Chakarov, Emil Tabakov, Yuri Bashmet, Nigel Kennedy, Emir Kusturica, and many others. Each year, there is a New Year’s music festival, created by maestro Emil Chakarov in 1986. The wonderful Bulgarian Voices of Vesselina Katsarova, Kaludi Kaludov, Krassimir Stoyanov, Tsvetelina Vassileva, Ina Kuncheva, Boyko Tsvetanov, Julian Konstantinov, Orlin Atanasov, Rumen Doykov, Lachezar Pravchev, Emil Ivanov, as well as the greatest orchestras of the best conductors – Emil Tabakov, Rossen Milanov, Metodi Matakiev, Nayden Todorov could be enjoyed on the big stage. Apart from these significant events in the cultural tradition of the National Palace of Culture, school groups and community centers from “Triaditza” Quarter are performing within the framework of  the traditional “Festival of Children’s Games”, “Salon of Arts”, “Christmas New Year Festival”, as well as artistic evenings and book performances are held.

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Boris Hristov Music Centre

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The place that houses the music centre was home of the great opera singer Boris Hristov and was built by his parents in the 20s of the 20th century. Due to the desire that the house be converted into a cultural center, it was donated by Boris Hristov to the state in 1977 and since then managed by the Ministry of Culture. The center houses an art gallery, museum of Boris Hristov and a hall with 50 seats, which respects with a grand piano Boesendorfer and where concerts are held in addition to public lectures, literary readings and business cocktails. There are three rooms painted in different colors in each of which different art is in the making – dance, music and dance theater.
It is located at 43, Tzar Samuil Str.

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National Museum on the Ministry of Interior History

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In 1907, the National Assembly approves Law on Police, where a Museum of police was supposed to be built. From there on, all the activities of this were driven by an understanding of the Museum as a vision of the Ministry of Interior. For the last few  years the museum has conducted targeted research, collective and research activity subject to a number of key objectives including: coordinating efforts of historians, researchers and people working in the police system to detect, study and preserve of archival materials, documents, photographs, weapons, uniforms, decorations and medals, memoir and personal belongings, donated to the Museum, including the Museum of the activities of national museum community, building museum collections of the Museum of regional Offices in the country. Among the priority activities of this institution is the expositional one. The two thematic exhibitions in 2006, “Children and Violence” (in conjunction with the official holiday of the Ministry of Interior), “125 years gendarmerie”, “Together Against Drugs” were attended by students from all schools in the area.
It is located at 30, Lavele Str.

National Museum “Earth and Man”

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National Museum “Earth and Man” is one of the major mineralogical museums in the world. It is located in the city center. The museum covers the mineral kingdom on earth in its different aspects – the environment, a source of raw materials and energy, subject to scientific knowledge, the subject of emotional and aesthetic impact. Over the years, until today, the museum works with many professionals in various fields of geosciences. The museum has a library, exhibition, conference and video rooms, and a number of laboratories. Financial resources for setting up the museum and the acquisition of mineral specimens are entirely by donations from individuals, companies and institutions. The museum’s collection is organized into seven funds, representative samples of which are set out in permanent exhibitions. In the exhibition halls temporary exhibitions are organized of specimens of particular interest or theme. The museum supports lots of cultural initiatives. One of the most important initiatives of the museum is the annual celebration of Earth Day in April and May.

Specialized scientific library museum “Earth and People” is established as a specialized unit of the museum to collect and store specialized scientific literature in the field of geology and mineralogy.
It is located at 4, Cherni vrah Blvd.

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The Temple of St. George the Victorious

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St. George is the patron of “Triaditza” Quarter. This is one reason for the close cooperation between the management of the area and the church board. Every year on May 6 – St. George’s day, the day of the Bulgarian Army and the feast of “Triaditza”, in the garden at the main entrance of the temple, a holiday concert with ensembles from schools and community centers in the region, traditional singers, musicians and others is organized.
It is located at 90, Patriarch Evtimiy Blvd.

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South Park

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On the territory of “Triaditza” Quarter is the South Park of Sofia with a total area of 134 hectares, which attracts both residents and guests of the capital.The South Park is a structure-element for the city and its green system and is envisaged as a major green wedge towards Vitosha. The conceptual design was developed and approved in 1972 (design team led by Arch. M. Karlova) when its construction began. The South Park is planned in landscape style (English Park). This was suggested by the varied topography and rich terrain forms. In the park, there are four separate sectors. The main sector is built on the flat part of the terrain and is shaped like a decorative flooring palm rich with geometric shapes. In the children’s sector there are several playgrounds, water features and small cafeterias. The steep slope below the Government Hospital has built several thematic views that offer quiet relaxation and contemplation. One can find in the South Park 65 species of birds, 29 of them protected and 2 listed in the Red Book of Bulgaria. Perlovska River passes the park, and flows into the River Iskar. Apart from the several children’s playgrounds, there is also a concert scene placed in the South Park.

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The National Polytechnic Museum

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The National Polytechnic Museum is part of the system of Bulgarian museums from May 13, 1957 by order № 486 of Council of Ministers. Initially, the museum is under the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, subsequently the Ministry of Education and Culture, and in 1968 was included in the national museums. National Polytechnic museum contains more than 22,000 exhibits distributed in collections: time measuring, transportation, photo and cinema, optics, sound recording and reproducing, broadcasting, computing, music arrangements, surveying equipment, measuring equipment, domestic appliances, sewing machines, typewriters equipment, physical devices and communication equipment. The museum possesses valuable evidence regarding the life and scientific activity of outstanding figures of the Bulgarian science and technology, interesting single articles and more. The Scientific archive includes over 2000 entries. The museum has video archive, cinema-archive, photo archive, apparatus on the history of science and technology, personal archives, specialized library, reading room with over 12,000 books and periodicals, a collection of works of art with technical subjects, cartographic works.

The National Polytechnic Museum and its subsidiaries operate as educational institutions and work in partnership with the Ministry of Education and in particular teachers in secondary schools, the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, also with non-governmental organizations – the Union of the Physicists in Bulgaria, Union of Chemists, the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria, Federation of the Scientific Unions, the Business Club of German Economy in Bulgaria, the Austrian Institute for Southern and Southeastern Europe, as well as with a number of foundations, businesses and associations.

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Central Sofia Market Hall

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The Central Sofia Market Hall, known popularly simply as The Market Hall is a covered market in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located on Marie Louise Boulevard. It was opened in 1911 and is today an important trade centre in the city.

The construction of the building, which spreads over 3,200 m², began in 1909 after the design of architect Naum Torbov was selected in 1907, and took two years to complete.

Until the late 1940s the Sofia municipality let out about 170 shops and stalls in the Central Sofia Market Hall. The rents and the product quality were strictly regulated. The market hall building’s interior was significantly altered after the 1950s and the market was closed in 1988 in order to be reconstructed, modernized and once again opened for Easter in 2000.

Today the Central Sofia Market Hall employs over 1,000 people, has three storeys, and offers foodstuff stalls and shops, clothing, accessories and jewellery shops, fast food stalls, etc.

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The National Palace of Children

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The National Palace of children is the greatest institution in Bulgaria for out-schools education, for organization of children’s leisure time and preventing work with youth. It is the only and unique government servicing centre of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science on national level, offering different and attractive events in the sphere of culture and education through providing suitable environment for developing necessary skills and competence for successful realization of the youth and developing the European standards of education, work and life.

National Palace of Children is an out-school educative institution where children in pre-school and school age develop their capacities and gifts in more than 50 varied educative forms in the sphere of: Science, technics and IT; Arts; Sport and Tourism, Pre-school and kindergarten “Ljuboznaiko”, Educational centre “I know and I can”.

As a national institution, National Palace of Children is a main coordinator of the activities enlisted in the National Calendar of Out-school Events by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Science. More than 70 national and international competitions are held every year and the National Palace of Children is a main coordinator of most of them.

National Palace of Children is an associated member of the European Association of Institutions for Children and Youths (EAICY).