Sofia, Bulgaria

May 6, 2017

The statue of Sveta Sofia built in 2000 and replaced a statue of Lenin. Much controversial between the locals about this statue because the erotic appearance of it doesn't look appropriate to a Christian Saint. It is possible that the sculptor wanted to show the attractiveness of wisdom (sophia in Greek)


Photo taken at Sofia, Bulgaria





25 comments

  1. Comment by ila_mou_

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    ila_mou_ Reply May 6, 2017 at 10:17

    Sofia is one of the best city I stayed in. Loved it At all <3

  2. Comment by veksleroksana

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    veksleroksana Reply May 6, 2017 at 10:33

    One of my daughters calls Sofia

  3. Comment by p.ra.g.ya

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    p.ra.g.ya Reply May 6, 2017 at 10:35

    Nice click.

  4. Comment by 1st_maz

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    1st_maz Reply May 6, 2017 at 10:41

    Cool

  5. Comment by svetlana_sao

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    svetlana_sao Reply May 6, 2017 at 11:18

    Намудрили Вы УЖЕ…..ум за разум…это сумошествие/когда перед прородителей прете ,все ихнее ломая…..((♡

  6. Comment by titunden

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    titunden Reply May 6, 2017 at 11:18

    Great shot!

  7. Comment by tigerakos

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    tigerakos Reply May 6, 2017 at 11:55

    Love it! She looks like a drag queen

  8. Comment by ggfra_soul

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    ggfra_soul Reply May 6, 2017 at 13:18

    Beautiful pic

  9. Comment by mishalininy

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    mishalininy Reply May 6, 2017 at 17:39

    Unfortunately, this is a statue of Saint Sofia 🙁

  10. Comment by traviewler

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    traviewler Reply May 6, 2017 at 18:09

    @mishalininy well yes. It doesn’t look like a Christian Saint, but from the other hand, it is claimed that Sofia is not named after the the martyr Sofia but from ayia sofia which is the third person in Holy trinity. If the sculptor had this in mind then probably he wanted to show the beauty of wisdom (btw there is also an owl in her hand which is the symbol of wisdom too)

  11. Comment by toula1345

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    toula1345 Reply May 6, 2017 at 18:44

    Τελεια!!!!

  12. Comment by mishalininy

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    mishalininy Reply May 6, 2017 at 19:17

    giannis.82. Yes, right! The problem of this statue is how to understand it

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