What to see in Sofia in a larger map

събота, 22 януари 2011 г.

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Church of the Seven Saints, as it’s translation, is dedicated to Sts Cyril and Methodius and their five disciples. Originally built as a mosque in 1528, it had already fallen into disuse by the time the Russians came along in 1878 and turned it into an arms depot. After a brief life as a prison, the structure was restored and remodelled in a style termed Bulgarian National Romanticism, and consecrated as a church in 1903. Inside, the walls are covered in traditional murals of saints, while an image of the Trinity decorates the huge central dome. The gilded iconostasis includes icons painted by Anton Mitov and Stefan Ivanov.

The garden around is a popular gathering spot.

* Address
o ul Graf Ignatiev
* Hours
o 7am-7pm

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