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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Crypt
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National Tourist Site

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Crypt

Sofia's great Neo-Byzantine cathedral and the icon museum in its crypt.

National Tourist Site

About Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Crypt

The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and one of the symbols of Sofia. It was built in 1882–1912 in the Neo-Byzantine style in memory of the Russian soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War of 1877–78, and covers more than 3,000 square metres.

Its crypt houses a museum of Orthodox icons, part of the National Gallery, with icons from the 9th to the 19th century collected from across Bulgaria.

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  1. 1 National Polytechnic Museum National Tourist Site
  2. 2 Sofia Synagogue National Tourist Site
  3. 3 National Ethnographic Museum National Tourist Site
  4. 4 National Gallery National Tourist Site
  5. 5 National Archaeological Institute and Museum National Tourist Site
  6. 6 Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and Crypt National Tourist Site
  7. 7 National Museum of Natural History National Tourist Site
  8. 8 National Museum of Military History National Tourist Site
  9. 9 Museum of Physical Culture and Sport National Tourist Site
  10. 10 National Palace of Culture National Tourist Site
  11. 11 Earth and Man National Museum National Tourist Site
  12. 12 National Anthropological Museum National Tourist Site
  13. 13 Sofia Zoo National Tourist Site
  14. 14 National History Museum, Sofia National Tourist Site
  15. 15 Boyana Church National Museum National Tourist Site
  16. 16 Aleko Hut National Tourist Site
  17. 17 Cherni Vrah Peak National Tourist Site

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