Vasil Levski Boulevard ( bg, Булевард Васил Левски) is a major

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Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and h ...

, the capital of

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. It lies between the Freight Station Square at the Slivnitsa and Danail Nikolaev Boulevards and the area of the

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. It is named after Bulgaria's

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. Some of the most prominent landmarks of the capital are situated along the boulevard, including the

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, SS. Cyril and Methodius National Library,

Sofia University Sofia University, "St. Kliment Ohridski" at the University of Sofia, ( bg, Софийски университет „Св. Климент Охридски“, ''Sofijski universitet „Sv. Kliment Ohridski“'') is the oldest higher education i ...

, the State Agency of Youth and Sports, Battenberg Mausoleum, the Monument to Vasil Levski and others. Vasil Levski Boulevard crosses many of the city's vital transport arteries, such as

Georgi Rakovski Street Georgi Rakovski Street ( bg, Улица Георги Раковски, ), usually called with its old name Rakovska, is an important street in the capital of Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republi ...

, Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard at Sofia University, Patriarch Evtimiy Boulevard and Graf Ignatiev Street at

Patriarch Evtimiy Square Patriarch Evtimiy Square ( bg, площад „Патриарх Евтимий“, ''ploshtad Patriarh Evtimiy''), more popularly known as Popa (Попа, "The Priest"), is a small urban square and a busy intersection in the centre of Sofia, the ...

. The boulevard is served by many public bus and trolley bus lines and also SU St. Kliment Ohridski Metro Station.

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