Vasil Levski Monument (Sofia)

Bulgaria / Sofija grad / Sofia / Vasil Levski Blvd
 memorial, cenotaph, 1895_construction
The Monument to Vasil Levski (Bulgarian: Паметник на Васил Левски, Pametnik na Vasil Levski) in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, 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 on the same spot on 18 February 1873.
The monument is 13 m high, made of grey Balkan granite and designed by Czech architect Antonín Kolář.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_Vasil_Levski,_Sofia
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Coordinates:   42°41'48"N   23°20'7"E