Unique Early Christian Tomb to Be Opened in Bulgaria’s Sofia
The Hagia Sophia church in Sofia, Bulgaria dates back to the 6th Century BC. In the 14th Century BC, the church gave it’s name to the city of Sofia, which was originally called Sredets and Serdika. The Sofia News Agency reports of a Christian tomb now open to the public.
A unique early Christian tomb will be opened for tourists in downtown Sofia by Christmas, it has been
announced.
The tomb is situated in front of the city’s ancient “Saint Sofia” basilica. It has been discovered during repair works in the 80ies and it dates back to the 4th century AD. A total of BGN 140 000 has been spent by the Sofia municipality for restoration works on the tomb, Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova has said, as cited by the 24 chasa daily.
“An inscription found in the tomb suggests it was dedicated to Honorius. We suppose he was a person of gentle birth and probably a clergyman,” Todor Chobanov, Bulgarian Deputy Culture Minister, has revealed.
Read the rest of the article Bulgaria: Unique Early Christian Tomb to Be Opened in Bulgaria’s Sofia – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency.
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Bulgaria’s Museum of Socialist Art Welcomes First Visitors
As was mentioned in the post Bulgaria museum enshrines Soviet era about Bulgaria opening up a museum dedicated to life under socialism and Soviet influence. The museum has now been officially opened by a plethora of the top government officials with a prediction of it to soon become a top tourist attraction in Sofia.
Bulgaria’s Museum of Socialist Art officially opened its doors to visitors Monday.
The inauguration ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Boyko Borisov, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, Culture Minister Vezhdi Rashidov, Interior Minister Tsvetan Tsvetanov, Defense Minister Anyu Angelov, Environment Minister Nona Karadzhova, Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski, Regional Minister Lilyana Pavlova and Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova.
“We have combed through every basement of every town. Socialism is not an invention of artists, but of politics, but the museum shows true mastery”, Minister Rashidov proudly declared.
“A people that does not build museums, churches and roads has no way of going down in history”, he pointed out, adding that “After all, there must be a way leading to the museums and the churches”.
The second to give a speech in the course of the ceremony was Simeon Djankov, who said that he had paid no less than 50 visits to the museum while it was being built.
“I came and watched construction unfold. I took my two boys with me to show them how a museum gets built and to tell them about the people whose sculptures are here”, the Finance Minister announced, predicting that the site would turn into one of the biggest tourist attractions in Sofia.
Read the rest of the article at Bulgaria: Bulgaria’s Museum of Socialist Art Welcomes First Visitors – Novinite.com – Sofia News Agency.
Bulgaria subway expansion digs up Roman city
Cars zoom by on the boulevards overhead as work progresses on expanding the subway underneath 
Archaeologists have little by little unearthed well-preserved stretches of cobbled Roman streets, a public bath, the ruins of a dignitary’s house and the curved wall of an early Christian basilica, all dating back to the 4th century AD.
If all goes well, the ruins will be fashioned into a vast underground museum due to open to the public in late 2012.
Read More at AFP: Bulgaria subway expansion digs up Roman city.
Story by Diana Simeonova – AFP; Photo by Nikolay Doychinov – AFP
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