Hotel Sofia

The statue is the Tsar Liberator Monument, installed in 1903. It commemorates Russian Tsar Alexander II who freed Bulgaria of Ottoman rule during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878. EE1975131p1

Sofia

August 1st 1975
I had not associated Sofia with the Romans. But I learned that the Roman city of Serdica formed the origins of Sofia. The Church of St. George, built in the 4th Century as a Roman basilica, is a vivd reminder of the Roman origins of Sofia. It's been a Roman public building, a Christian church, a mosque during the Ottoman period, and an active church into the present day. Other Roman ruins of Serdi ... read more

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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, b... ... read more

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