National Archaeological Museum - Sofia, Bulgaria
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The National Archaeological Museum is an archaeological museum in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman mosque in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Pasa Camii.
Waymark Code: WMTEBM
Location: Bulgaria
Date Posted: 11/11/2016
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"The National Archaeological Museum occupies the building of the largest and oldest former Ottoman mosque in the city, originally known as Koca Mahmut Pasa Camii. The construction started in 1451 under grand vizier Veli Mahmud Pasha but due to his death in 1474 the mosque has been completed in 1494. The museum was established as a separate entity in 1893 as the National Museum directed by Czech Václav Dobruský with its headquarters in the former mosque that previously housed the National Library between 1880 and 1893.
The museum was officially opened and inaugurated in 1905, as by then all archaeological exhibits previously kept all over the city were moved there, in the presence of Knyaz Ferdinand of Bulgaria and Minister of Enlightenment Ivan Shishmanov."
source: (visit link)
Theme:
archeology, prehistory, Thrace, Greece and Rome to the late Middle Ages.
Street Address:
ul. "Saborna" 2, 1000 Sofia
Food Court: no
Gift Shop: yes
Hours of Operation:
Summer opening hours (May-October)
10 am-6.00 pm (open every day)
Last admission – 30 minutes before museum closing time
Winter opening hours (November-April)
10 am-5.00 pm (closed on Monday)
Last admission – 30 minutes before museum closing time
Cost: 10.00 (listed in local currency)
Museum Size: Medium
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
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Visit Instructions:
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