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The Russian Church of Sofia, officially known as the Church of St. Nicholas the Miracle-Maker, (Руската църква or църква „Свети Николай“ in Bulgarian), is a Russian Orthodox church in Sofia, Bulgaria, built in 1914. The church was designed by the Russian architect Mikhail Preobrazhenski in the Russian Revival Style, with decoration inspired by the Muscovite churches of the 17th century.
Руската църква „Свети Николай“ , София
Cariñosamente "Princesa Sofia"
Jodice suggested to crop this picture......John 3000 didn't think it was a good idea to do so.............jimpg2 thought it was a good idea......
So here's the new crop of Sofia
Model: Sofia
Photo: Thomas Ohlsson Photography
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The Ivan Vazov National Theatre 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 facing the City Garden.
The theatre's Neoclassical building, designed by famous Viennese theatre architects Hermann Helmer and Ferdinand Fellner, was finished in 1906
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Built in Neo-Byzantine style, 1882, the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia occupies an area of 3,170 square metres (34,100 sq ft) and can hold 10,000 people inside.
The cathedral's gold-plated dome is 45 m high (148 ft), with the bell tower reaching 53 metres (174 ft).The temple has 12 bells with total weight of 23 tons, the heaviest weighing 12 tons and the lightest 10 kilograms (22 lb). The interior is decorated with Italian marble in various colours, Brazilian onyx, alabaster, and other luxurious materials.
The cathedral was created in honor to the Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, as a result of which Bulgaria was liberated from Ottoman rule. Saint Alexander Nevsky was a Russian prince.
101 photos from Sofia, Bulgaria (2019).
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at the Largo, in the background the party house . Many people are in summer vacation ..
View of the Largo from the east
The Largo (Bulgarian: Ларго, definite form Ларгото, Largoto) is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism edifices in central Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, designed and built in the 1950s with the intention of becoming the city's new representative centre. Today it is regarded as one of the prime examples of Socialist Classicism architecture in Southeastern Europe,[1] as well as one of the main landmarks of Sofia.
The ensemble consists of the former Party House (former headquarters of the now defunct Bulgarian Communist Party), now used as administrative offices by the National Assembly of Bulgaria, in the centre, and two side edifices: one today accommodating the TZUM department store and the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria and another that is today occupied by the President's Office, the Sofia Hotel Balkan and the Ministry of Education.
A Council of Ministers of Bulgaria decree was published in 1951 regarding the construction of the Largo.[2] The lot in the centre of the city, damaged by the bombing of Sofia in World War II, was cleared in the autumn of 1952, so that the construction of the new buildings could begin in the following years.[2] The Party House building, once crowned by a red star on a pole, was designed by a team under architect Petso Zlatev and completed in 1955.[2] The Ministry of Electrification office, later occupied by the State Council and today by the President's Office, the work of Petso Zlatev, Petar Zagorski and other architects, was finished the following year, while the TZUM part of the edifice, designed by a team under Kosta Nikolov, followed in 1957.[2] The fountain between the President's Office and the older National Archaeological Museum, was shaped in 1958.[2] The Largo also once featured a statue of Vladimir Lenin, which was later removed and replaced by the one of St. Sophia in 2000.
The yellow-cobblestoned square around which the ensemble is centred is called Nezavisimost (Independence) Square. It consists of two lanes with a lawn in the middle, where today the flags of all NATO member states stand. Nezavisimost Square is formed by the Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard and Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard merging from the east to continue as Todor Aleksandrov Boulevard west of the Largo.
Following the democratic changes after 1989, the symbols of communism in the decoration of the Largo were removed, with the most symbolic act being the removing of the red star on a pole atop the former Party House using a helicopter and its substitution by the flag of Bulgaria. In the 1990s there have been suggestions to reshape the former Party House, sometimes regarded as an imposing remnant of a past ideology,[3] by introducing more modern architectural elements.[4] According to the new architectural plan of Sofia, Nezavisimost Square is as of 2006 being reorganized. The lawn and the flags in the centre are to be substituted by a glass lid on the floor, so that the ruins of the ancient Thracian and Roman city of Serdica can be exposed in an impressive way, thus becoming a tourist attraction.[5] The two underpasses, the one in front of the former Party House and the one with the medieval Church of St Petka, are also planned to be connected,[5] and could be repurporsed as entrance ponts to the nearby metro stations. Thx to Wikipedia ...
Model: Sofia
Photo: Thomas Ohlsson Photography
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Model: Sofia
Photo: Thomas Ohlsson Photography
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1968 42' Trawler Yacht
from Gig Harbor, WA
Lake Union Wooden Boat Festival
Center for Wooden Boats
Seattle, WA
Olympus Pen-F
Panasonic 12-32mm
Sofía posando para el Taller de Retrato de AFOTO realizado el 18 de noviembre de 2017, Huesca, Aragón, Spain.
From a website: Located near Lion’s Bridge, the Women’s market is the oldest functional marketplace on the territory of the Bulgarian capital city. First established in the year 1878, not long before Bulgaria became a free state, the Women’s market started growing rapidly and soon became a trade centre of big significance, not only for its time, but for the times to come. The marketplace was the most prestigious and influential for the capital city of Sofia throughout the 20th century.
Nowadays, especially after some modernization work done in 2014, the Women’s marketplace has become a cross point for past and present and for different cultures. The newly built dazzling pavilions are contrasting magnificently with the old city architecture. The Women’s market is also in close proximity to temples, which represent every official religion in the country, giving the area around the marketplace the nickname “the tolerance zone”.