Orlov Bridge
Description:
The Eagles Bridge serves as a crossing connecting the center of Sofia with the other bank of the Perlovsk River. It is also the beginning of the Tsaregrad highway, which goes towards the city of Plovdiv. Not far from the Orlov Bridge are the Vasil Levski National Stadium, a monument to the Soviet Army.
The bridge got its name from the bronze statues of eagles, which are located on columns on four sides. These noble birds symbolize the protection and protection of the city.
The year of construction of Orlov Bridge is considered 1891. Its architect was Czech Vaclav Prosek. On one of the banknotes of the Bulgarian leva, 1999 and 2007, on the reverse side, a column of the bridge with an eagle is depicted.