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title: National Archaeological Museum of Sofia
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22155/national-archaeological-museum-of-sofia/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2026-10-14
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# National Archaeological Museum of Sofia

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![National Archaeological Museum of Sofia](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22155.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/22155.jpeg)

## Image Caption

National Archaeological Museum of Sofia, photograph by Carole Raddato, Bulgaria, 09 August, 2024.

The central hall of the National Archaeological Museum in Sofia, Bulgaria. Housed in the former Büyük Mosque, the museum contains important archaeological collections spanning Bulgaria's prehistory, Thracian, [Greek](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/greek/), [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) and Late Antique periods.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2026, October 14). National Archaeological Museum of Sofia. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22155/national-archaeological-museum-of-sofia/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "National Archaeological Museum of Sofia." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 14, 2026. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22155/national-archaeological-museum-of-sofia/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "National Archaeological Museum of Sofia." *World History Encyclopedia*, 14 Oct 2026, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/22155/national-archaeological-museum-of-sofia/>.

## License & Copyright

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