Statue of Sveta Sofia
| Statue of Sveta Sofia Статуя на Света София |
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| Location | St Nedelya Square Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Coordinates | 42°41′52.0434″N 23°19′17.2884″E / 42.697789833°N 23.321469000°ECoordinates: 42°41′52.0434″N 23°19′17.2884″E / 42.697789833°N 23.321469000°E |
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8 meters
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8 meters
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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. 8,80 m in height, the copper and bronze statue by the sculptor Georgi Chapkanov, stands on a 12m 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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