Dia 56 - Sofia II

Hoy en la mañana volvi al lugar donde habia parado el dia anterior.

Encontre este curioso monumento:

La iglesia rusa de Sofia

Russian Church of Saint Nikolai. . The pointed golden cross of the church is noticed from far away. The interior of the church contains wonderful orna¬ments and unique Russian-style icons.
Aqui asiste el culto religioso, con mucho incienso. Es un ritual completamente diferente de la iglesia catolica.

Iglesia Santa SofiaThe St. Sophia Church, which stands to this day next to the St. Alexander Nevski Memorial Cathedral, gave the city its present-day name.

Interior de la Iglesia

Hora de almuerzo del león.

Los dias por aqui están lindos, parece un verano en Chile, mucho sol y temperatura de 27 grados.
Esta es la primavera en Bulgaria. El verano aquí es muy caliente, la temperatura permanece en una media de 42oC, y en el invierno temperatura de 20 grados negativos.

Retrato de un de los santos ortodoxos, las personas prenden velas, y besan los muchos retratos mostrando grande devoción.

Sofia is the capital city of Bulgaria and the heart of the country as well. The city is a cultural, administrative and industrial centre and its motto definitely deserves to be “It grows, but does not age”. Sofia is the biggest city in Bulgaria. It is surrounded by the Balkan Mountains Range to the north, the Lozen Mountain to the south-east, the Mountain Vitosha to the south and the Lyulin Mountain to the southwest.
It is at 550 meters above sea level.

Sofia is linked by international routes with the capitals of Europe, and through Istanbul and Ankara, with the Middle East.

Rotunda de Saint George

Ротонда „Свети Георги“ Rotonda "Sveti Georgi") is an Early Christian red brick rotunda that is considered the oldest building in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is situated behind the Sheraton Hotel, amid remains of the ancient town of Serdica.

Built by the Romans in the 4th century AD, it is mainly famous for the 12th-14th century frescoes inside the central dome. Three layers of frescoes have been discovered, the earliest dating back to the 10th century. Magnificent frescoes of 22 prophets over 2 metres tall crown the dome. Painted over during the Ottoman period, when the building was used as a mosque, these frescoes were only uncovered in the 20th century.

Estatuas por la ciudad

Encontre este campeonato Internacional de Ajedrez.

El teatro Nacional

National Theatre, built in a German neoclassicism architecture style.The theatre was founded in 1904, and its building was completed in 1907.

Catedral de San Alexander

St. Alexander Nevski Cathedral and Memorial Church is also one of the symbols of Sofia. The altar and the patriarch's throne are cut of multi-colored marble. The belfry of the church rises to a height of 50.52 meters. The central dome is gold-plated with a massive gold cross on top. The Crypt of the cathedral houses a collection of masterpieces of Bulgarian icon painting. Visitors can enjoy the exhibited more than 200 icons and frescos.