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5. Dear Homeland
Proudly rise the Balkan peaks,
At their feet Blue Danube
flows;
Over Thrace the sun is shining,
Pirin looms in purple glow.
CHORUS
Oh, dear native land,
Earthly paradise!
For your loveliness, your
beauty
E'er will charm our eyes.
(repeat chorus)
Мила Родино
Горда Стара планина,
до ней Дунава синей,
слънце Тракия огрява,
над Пирина пламеней.
Припев:
Мила Родино,
ти си земен рай,
твойта хубост, твойта
прелест,
ах, те нямат край.

9. Sofia is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria and
the 15th largest city in the European Union with a
population of around 1.2 million people. It is located in
western Bulgaria, at the foot of Mount Vitosha and
approximately at the center of the Balkan Peninsula.

10. The coat of arms of Sofia. consists of a shield
divided into four. The image of the Church of St Sophia
which gave the name to the city takes up the upper left
field (as seen from behind the shield) and a humanized
picture of the ancient town of Serdica taken from an
antique coin is located to the right (again, heraldry reverses
right and left as it is from the point of view of the crest).
Down left is a golden baldachin and a statue of Apollo
Medicus representing the mineral springs around the city,
while the lower right field is reserved for Vitosha, the
mountain at the foot of which Sofia is located.
In the middle is another, smaller shield,
where the image of a lion leaping, a traditional Bulgarian
symbol, is located. A crown of walls and towers tops the
larger shield, an element typically reserved for city coat of
arms. At the bottom is the city motto, "Расте, но не
старее" – Raste, no ne staree ("Ever Growing, Never
Aging")

11. It is the Statue of St. Sofia that was erected in 2000. The
24 meter high bronze statue was designed by the local sculptor
George Chapkanov.
It’s a symbol of the city because St.Sofia is city’s patron.
Sofia means wisdom in greek –that’s why she hold a an owl in
her left hand, a symbol of wisdom. In her right hand she holds a
laurel wreath (symbol of many things for greeks and romans:
peace, success, reputation etc.)

12. The National Assembly is the unicameral
parliament and body of the legislative of Bulgaria.
The National Assembly consists of 240
members(258 if the ministers are included) elected for
a four-year term.

13. The Monument to Vasil Levski in the centre of Sofia
is one of the first monuments to be built in the then newly-
liberated Principality of Bulgaria. It commemorates the
hanging of Bulgarian national hero and major revolutionary
figure Vasil Levski in the city on 18 February 1873.
The monument is 13 m high, made of grey Balkan
granite and designed by Czech architect Antonín Kolář.

14. The St. Clement of Ohrid University of Sofia or Sofia
University is the oldest higher education institution in
Bulgaria, founded on 1 October 1888. The university's
edifice was constructed between 1924 and 1934 with the
financial support of the brothers Evlogi Georgiev and Hristo
Georgiev, whose sculptures are now featured on its façade,
and has an area of 18,624 m² and a total of 324 premises.

15. The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a
Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia. Built in Neo-
Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the
Patriarch of Bulgaria and is one of the largest Eastern
Orthodox cathedrals in the world, as well as one of
Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions.

16. Used websites:
http://bg.wikipedia.org/
Thank you for your attention!
Presented by: Irena Raykova