Doctors' Garden - Monument and Roman Remains

Just behind the National Library, surrounded by the most prominent residential areas iof Sofia, this smart, secluded and well-groomed park is a really pleasant place. Centered by the monument dedicated to the medics who died in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-78) the big pyramidal structure looks like a mountain peak with its surrounding pine threes.

Also there, the park area features plenty of Roman architectural fragments excavated in Sofia.

Братската могила

communist monument built in 1956 and known as the Mound of Brotherhood, featuring a 42m-high obelisk and socialist-realist icons including a pair of partisan fighters, dramatically gesturing comrades clutching Kalashnikovs, and smiling, stoic workers. It has long been neglected by the authorities, and several of the socialist heroes are now missing limbs and gaining coats of graffiti, but small groups of pensioners come on occasion to lay flowers in remembrance of the red old days.

Патриарх Евтимий - Popa

Popa, a popular spot for arranging meeting

Soviet Army Monument Паметник на Съветската армия

The giant Monument to the Soviet Army was built to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Russian 'liberation' of Bulgaria in 1944 and is a prime example of the forceful socialist-realism of the period. The place of honour goes to a Red Army soldier atop a column, surrounded by animated cast-iron sculptural groups depicting determined, gun-waving soldiers and grateful, child-caressing members of the proletariat.

Паметникът на Съветската армия в София се намира в идеалния център на града, на булевард "Цар Освободител", между Орлов мост и Софийския университет, в началото на Борисовата градина. Издигнат е в периода 1953-1956 г., като ръководители на творческия колектив са скулпторът Иван Фунев и архитект Данчо Митов. Започва с две скулптурни композиции откъм булеварда и преминава през гранитен плочник, ограден с метални отливки на големи дъбови венци. Постаментът е обграден с бронзови барелефи от трите страни. Скулптурната група включва ликуващ съветски войник с вдигнат автомат, от двете страни на когото са застанали жена и мъж - съответно селянка и работник от България.