Create your own video on studio.stupeflix.com ! The Neo-Renaissance National Assembly of Bulgaria edifice in central Sofia. Sofia has been a centre of Christianity since the times of the Roman Empire. A view of Sofia with the snow-capped peaks of Vitosha rising in the background. The Monument to the Tsar Liberator was inaugurated in 1907. The Largo. The centre of the city is well-known for being paved with yellow Viennese cobblestones. The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox churches in the world. The architecture of Sofia's centre is mostly typically Central European. The former royal palace at Battenberg Square, now the National Art Gallery. The Bulgarian Academy of Sciences building. Front view of the National Palace of Culture. The Neoclassical old Royal Printing Office built 18821884, today the National Gallery for Foreign Art. The newly renovated Sofia Airport is an important part of the Bulgarian capital's infrastructure. Heavy traffic near Orlov most (Eagles' Bridge) in the centre of the city. Sofia University. Foreign embassies occupy some of Sofia's most beautiful historic houses. In addition to older architecture, Sofia also boasts a number of modern buildings — Mall of Sofia, Sofia Tower and the first IMAX cinema in Southeastern Europe are shown here. Top-level football in Sofia: PFC Levski Sofia playing Chelsea F.C. at the Vasil Levski National Stadium during the UEFA Champions League 2006-07. The Church of St Sophia, built in the middle of the 6th century under Byzantine Emperor Justinian I, gave the city its name. The Council of Ministers of Bulgaria in central Sofia. The DZI headquarters in central Sofia. Ivan Vazov National Theatre. The seven-storey house of Baron Gendovich, one of the first high-rise buildings in the city, was completed in 1914. A new office building on Bulgaria Blvd., an example of one of the many new buildings that spurred in the city in recent years.