Central Sofia Halls

A historical location that ever since its creation has not changed its designation. It symbolizes the economic and urban planning rise in the capital after the Liberation in the beginning of the ХХ century.
In the periodicals dating back we could see the allocation of commercial sites “the trading area contains 160 shops, of which 88 butcheries, 28 for vegetables, 5 for fruit, 5 for slaughtered birds, 22 for butter and cheese, 14 for fish in 2 premises for manual sale.” The only ice aggregate available in Bulgaria at the time used to work at the ground floor and helped in cooling the commodities in stores and provided the catering places and richer homes.
The building was constructed with the combination of neo-Byzantine style and secession. It is made of stone and bricks, with carrying metal construction, it is quite visible while you are inside the building. It is monolithic and very beautiful. The red glazed plates of the façade have been especially selected and ordered by the architect Naum Torbov in Vienna. It is situated onto three floors, whereas the basement was expanded during the rehabilitation and archaeological remnants dating back to the Roman period have been preserved in it.
A triple window is located above the main entrance and city’s coat of arms is placed above it for decoration. Above them all, there is a small tower, with clock provided with triple dial, placed at a later stage, around the First World War. It was rarity in town and the citizens of Sofia were very proud of it. Nowadays, the clock is replaced by a digital one, and the original could be seen inside the building, whereas it is still operational and keeps announcing the time with a sound.