September 17, 2011 |
The Sofia statue is located at the intersection of Maria Louisa Boulevard and Todor Alexandrov Boulevard. It was erected in 2000 replacing Lenin’s monument, which was removed from the same spot in 1991. It has eight metres height and it stands on a sixteen meters pedestal. It is made by copper and bronze by the sculptor Georgi Chapkanov and the architect Stanislav Konstantinov. The crown symbolizes the power, the wreath the fame and the owl the wisdom. The appearance is also a reference to the humanized picture of the ancient town of Serdica that exist on the old emblem of Sofia and it is taken from an antique coin.
Today’s Ayia Sofia Day (my saints day) so congrats and xronia bolla to all the Sofia’s the world over have a good one!!! love this statue with the owl on her arm symbol of wisdom.
by Sophia Neophitou
