Erected 2000 Governing body Sofia Municipality Phone +359 2 491 8344 | Sculptor Georgi Chapkanov Address 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria | |
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Location St Nedelya Square
Sofia, Bulgaria Height 26 feet 3 inches (8 meters)
Ground to crown: 72 feet 3 inches (22 meters) Hours Open today · Open 24 hoursMondayOpen 24 hoursTuesdayOpen 24 hoursWednesdayOpen 24 hoursThursdayOpen 24 hoursFridayOpen 24 hoursSaturdayOpen 24 hoursSundayOpen 24 hoursSuggest an edit Similar St Nedelya Church, Church of St Petka of the Saddl, Saint Sofia Church - Sofia, Banya Bashi Mosque, Sofia Central Mineral B | ||
The Statue of Sveta Sofia (English: The Statue of Saint Sophia; Bulgarian: Статуя на Света София; Transliteration: Statuya na Sveta Sofiya) is a monumental sculpture in Sofia, Bulgaria.
The statue, erected in 2000, stands in a spot once occupied by a statue of Lenin.
Sophia was considered too erotic and pagan to be referred to as a saint. 24 feet in height, the copper and bronze statue by the sculptor Georgi Chapkanov, stands on a 48 feet high pedestal. Adorned with the symbols of power (crown), fame (wreath) and wisdom (owl), the crown is also a reference to the Goddess of Fate – Tyche, inspired by the old emblem of Sofia dating back to 1900.
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