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Lions' Bridge, Sofia

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In 2014, a major reconstruction of the square was completed, converting the intersection into a two-level interchange. The automobile traffic was removed from the bridge, reserving it only for
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company of Rudolph Philipp Waagner, and electric lights were installed in the early 1900s. The entire construction of the bridge cost 260,000
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architect Václav Prošek, his brother Jozef and his cousins Bohdan and Jiří. It gives the name to the important and busy junction of
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The bridge was built from stone at the place of an older bridge called
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Since 2012 the area around Lions' Bridge is served by the
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The Prošek family also designed and built the similar but
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with the city centre and marking its northern border.
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Lavov Most

Coordinates
42°42′17.65″N 23°19′25.85″E / 42.7049028°N 23.3238472°E / 42.7049028; 23.3238472
Vladayska River
Sofia
arch bridge
Bulgarian
Vladaya River
Sofia
Bulgaria
Czech
Marie Louise Boulevard
Slivnitsa Boulevard
Central Railway Station
lions
Austrian
golden lev
eagle
Eagles' Bridge
reverse
lev
Lavov most station
Sofia Metro
trams

Lions' Bridge
Lion's Bridge and the surrounding area in 1910

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