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   Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

   The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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   Boyana Church

   The Boyana Church is a medieval Bulgarian Orthodox church situated on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, in the Boyana quarter. In 1979, the building was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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   Banya Bashi Mosque

   Banya Bashi Mosque (Bulgarian: Баня баши джамия, Banya bashi dzhamiya; Turkish: Banya Başı Camii) is a Sunni Islamic mosque in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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   Saint Sophia Church

   The Saint Sofia Church is a Bulgarian Orthodox church, located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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   National Archaeological Museum, Bulgaria

   The National Archaeological Museum (Bulgarian: Национален археологически музей, Natsionalen arheologicheski muzey) is an archaeological museum in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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   Saint Nedelya Church

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

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   National History Museum

   The National Historical Museum (Национален исторически музей, Natsionalen istoricheski muzey) in Sofia is Bulgaria's largest museum. It was founded on 5 May 1973.

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   Central Synagogue of Sofia

   The Sofia Synagogue (Bulgarian: Софийска синагога, Sofiyska sinagoga) is a Romaniote Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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   Saint George Rotunda Church

   The Church of Saint George is a late antique red brick rotunda in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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    National Art Gallery of Bulgaria

    The National Art Gallery (Bulgarian: Национална художествена галерия, Natsionalna hudozhestvena galeriya) is Bulgaria's national gallery, and houses over 50,000 pieces of Bulgarian art.

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   Vrana Palace

   Vrana Palace is a royal palace, on the outskirts of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is today the official residence of the former royal family of Bulgaria.

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   Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum

   The Georgi Dimitrov Mausoleum (Bulgarian: мавзолей на Георги Димитров) was a ceremonial tomb on Prince Alexander of Battenberg Square in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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   Largo

   The Largo (Bulgarian: Ларго, definite form Ларгото, Largoto) is an architectural ensemble of three Socialist Classicism buildings around Independence Square (Bulgarian: площад „Независимост“) in central Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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   Serdica

   Serdica or Sardica is the historical Roman city that was located in today's Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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   Monument to the Soviet Army

   The Monument to the Soviet Army (Bulgarian: Паметник на Съветската армия, Pametnik na Savetskata armiya) is a partially dismantled monument located in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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   National Gallery for Foreign Art

   The National Gallery for Foreign Art (Bulgarian: Национална галерия за чуждестранно изкуство, Natsionalna galeriya za chuzhdestranno izkustvo) of Bulgaria is a gallery located on St. Alexander Nevsky Square in Sofia.

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   Monument to the Tsar Liberator

   The Monument to the Tsar Liberator is an equestrian monument in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.

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   Seven Saints Church

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   Sofia Zoo

   Sofia Zoo in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, was founded by royal decree on 1 May 1888, and is the oldest and largest zoological garden in Southeast Europe. Today, it hosts about 2000 animals from 280 different species.

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    Monument to the Unknown Soldier

    The Monument to the Unknown Soldier (Bulgarian: Паметник на Незнайния воин, Pametnik na Neznayniya voin) is a monument in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located just next to the 6th-century Church of St Sophia, on 2 Paris Street.

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