Bulgarian National Bank
Interwar central bank in pale limestone, guarded by a stone saint, carved lions and gods of trade.
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This guide to the Bulgarian National Bank in Sofia stays outside on the pavement, with the artists who dressed a severe nineteen-thirties bank in stone and glass. You'll meet the sculptors Lyubomir Dalchev and Lyuben Dimitrov, the painter Dechko Uzunov, and the figures of Hermes and Demeter set on its walls. It asks why a saint stands at the door of a central bank. Start at the northwestern corner, then walk round to the eastern entrance.
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