Macedonia Square (, ''ploshtad Makedoniya'') is a main
city square
A town square (or public square, urban square, city square or simply square), also called a plaza or piazza, is an open public space commonly found in the heart of a traditional town or city, and which is used for community gatherings. Rel ...
and
junction in the center of
Sofia
Sofia is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain, in the western part of the country. The city is built west of the Is ...
, the capital of
Bulgaria
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern portion of the Balkans directly south of the Danube river and west of the Black Sea. Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey t ...
.
Prior to the democratic changes in 1989 it was named after
Dimitar Blagoev
Dimitar Blagoev Nikolov (, ; 14 June 1856 – 7 May 1924) was a Bulgarian political leader and philosopher. He was the founder of the Bulgarian left-wing political movement and of the first social-democratic party in the Balkans, the Marxist ''Bu ...
.
The main roads crossing the square are Macedonia Boulevard,
Hristo Botev Boulevard and
Alabin Street, which leads to the central
Vitosha Boulevard. Several
tram lines pass through the square. The buildings of the
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Road Infrastructure Agency are located nearby. The square is an area of rapid urban development with two of the
tallest buildings in the city are located there and another one is under construction.
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Gallery
File:Ploshtad Makedonia 02 Sofia.jpg, Macedonia Square in 2006
File:Macedonia square in Sofia Video 2012 PD 01.ogv, The square in 2012
See also
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Russian monument
References
Squares in Sofia