Georgi Rakovski Street ( bg, Улица Георги Раковски, ), usually called with its old name Rakovska, is an important street in the capital of

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, Sofia, located in the central area of the city. It is named after the famous

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revolutionary

Georgi Sava Rakovski Georgi Stoykov Rakovski ( bg, Георги Стойков Раковски) (1821 – 9 October 1867), known also Georgi Sava Rakovski (), born Sabi Stoykov Popovich (), was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary, freemason, writer and an impo ...

. It lies between the Slivnitsa Boulevard to the north and

Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard Evlogi and Hristo Georgievi Boulevard ( bg, Булевард Евлоги и Христо Георгиеви, usually referred to simply as ''Evlogi Georgiev'', which was its name for most of the 20th Century) is an important boulevard in the Bulga ...

to the south. The street passes along some of Sofia's major landmarks such as the

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Alexander Nevsky Cathedral may refer to the following (alphabetically by country, then by town): * Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku in Azerbaijan * Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia in Bulgaria * Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia * Al ...

Central Military Club The Central Military Club ( bg, Централен военен клуб, ''Tsentralen voenen klub'') is a multi-purpose monument of culture building in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard and Georgi ...

and between the

Slaveykov Square Slaveykov Square ( bg, Площад Славейков) is one of the most popular squares in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is named after Bulgarian writers Petko and Pencho Slaveykov, father and son. A sculpture of the two sitting on a bench ...

and

Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard ( bg, Булевард Княз Александър Дондуков), shortly referred to as Dondukov, is an important central boulevard in Sofia. It is named after the Russian general and statesman Alexand ...

are located many of the theatres in Sofia and it is nicknamed the Theatre Street or Sofia's

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: *Municipal Theatre Revival * Aleko Konstantinov Satirical Theatre *Funny Theatre *Capital Puppet Theatre *

Ivan Vazov National Theatre The Ivan Vazov National Theatre ( bg, Народен театър „Иван Вазов“, ') is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the ...

*Theatre 199 *Theatre Tear and Laugh *Bulgarian Army Theatre *

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There are several ministries along the street or very close to it — the Ministry of Economics and Energetics and the Ministry of Finance.

Gallery

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References

Streets in Sofia {{Bulgaria-road-stub