In the heart of Sofia: European presence in the contemporary architectural face of the Bulgarian capital. Exhibition catalog. Sofia City Art Gallery, 2019
Language: Bulgarian—English (bilingual)

     The exhibition presents the architectural heritage in the contemporary look of Sofia reflected by the works of Bulgarian artists, which testifies to the presence of European architects in the country or Bulgarian ones, most of whom have received their professional education in the Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Germany and elsewhere.

    The works selected for the traveling exhibition are by famous artists such as Nikola Tanev, Nayden Petkov, Tsanko Lavrenov, Aleksandar Stamenov, Denyu Chokanov, Vladimir Kavaldzhiev, Todor Hadzhinikolov and others. The architectural monuments, that are perpetuated in their works include: the National Assembly, the Monument of the Tsar Liberator, the Ivan Vazov National Theatre, Eagles’ Bridge, Sofia University, Banya Bashi Mosque, the Sofia Synagogue and the Medieval city emblems — the Saint Sophia Church and the Church of Saint George. Other featured works show elements of the country’s recent past, which have often sparked active public debate in recent years such as the Monument of the Soviet Army, and the destroyed Mausoleum.

    A number of prominent architects such as Václav Prošek (Czech Republic), Friedrich Grünanger (Austria), Ludwig Richter (Vienna), Hermann Helmer (Germany), Peter Paul Brang (Romania), Viktor Rumpelmayer (Slovakia), Arnaldo Zòcchi (Italy), Daniel Neff (Switzerland) and others have taken part in the construction of all these architectural sites, which reveal the rich and centuries-old history of the Bulgarian capital. The Bulgarian Architectural School, which takes pride in their professional basis of alumni of Western European architectural centers, presents the sites of architects Naum Torbov, Ivan Vasilyov, Pencho Koichev, Nikola Lazarov, Sava Ovcharov and others.

В сърцето на София. Европейски присъствия в съвременния архитектурен облик на българската столица

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