National Palace of Culture
Description:
The National Palace of Culture is located in Sofia. The building is one of the well-known multifunctional exhibition centers of southeastern Europe.
The palace was built in 1981 on the idea of Lyudmila Zhivkova. Both Bulgarian architects and foreign specialists worked on his project. The landscaping in front of the building was done by a specially invited team of landscape engineers.
The national palace with an area of 123 thousand square meters consists of 8 floors and has three underground levels. Thirteen halls, each of which can accommodate more than 3000 people, are equipped with modern technology and suitable for organizing concerts, exhibitions, congresses. This is where the Sofia International Film Festival takes place.
In 2005, the Bulgarian National Palace of Culture was declared the best congress center in the world. This definition of the building was given by the International Organization of Congress Centers.