The thing that I find most interesting about this building is that it is in a courtyard--on once side is the Sheraton Hotel and the Presidency is on the other side. It's surrounded by wealth and opulence, yet maintains a more minimalistic aesthetic. I also love the fact that there are often people walking around in the ruins, some even walk their dogs there! You can read more here, if you're interested!
A friend asked me to explain the significance of the picture above (on the right). St. George's Rotunda is the oldest building in Sofia--built in the 4th Century during the time of Constantine the Great on top of already existing ruins from a previous people group! Constantine, I've heard, loved Sofia and even considered it as a potential location for the capitol of the eastern Roman Empire. It is still in use as an Eastern Orthodox church--the oldest one in the Eastern Europe! During the Ottoman Empire's rule, the church was turned into a mosque, but was restored to it's original purpose after the Bulgarian Independence in the 19th Century.
The thing that I find most interesting about this building is that it is in a courtyard--on once side is the Sheraton Hotel and the Presidency is on the other side. It's surrounded by wealth and opulence, yet maintains a more minimalistic aesthetic. I also love the fact that there are often people walking around in the ruins, some even walk their dogs there! You can read more here, if you're interested!
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