Georgi Rakovski Street

Georgi S. Rakovski Street

Улица Георги С. Раковски
Central part of Rakovski street
Location	Sofia City Center, Bulgaria
Coordinates	42°41′36.29″N 23°19′40.14″E / 42.6934139°N 23.3278167°E / 42.6934139; 23.3278167Coordinates: 42°41′36.29″N 23°19′40.14″E / 42.6934139°N 23.3278167°E / 42.6934139; 23.3278167
From	Kozloduy Street 42°42′28″N 23°19′41″E / 42.707639°N 23.328137°E / 42.707639; 23.328137
Major junctions	Slaveykov Square, Central Military Club, Alexander Nevsky Square
To	Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard 42°41′03″N 23°19′25″E / 42.684273°N 23.323614°E / 42.684273; 23.323614
Other
Known for	Theaters, Shopping, Banks, Ministries

Georgi Rakovski Street (Bulgarian: Улица Георги Раковски, Ulitsa Georgi Rakovski), usually called with its old name Rakovska, is an important street in the capital of Bulgaria, Sofia, located in the central area of the city. It is named after the famous Bulgarian revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski. It lies between the Slivnitsa Boulevard to the north and Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard to the south.

The street passes along some of Sofia's major landmarks such as the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Central Military Club and between the Slaveykov Square and Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard are located many of the theatres in Sofia and it is nicknamed the Theatre Street or Sofia's Broadway:^[1]

• Municipal Theatre Revival
• Aleko Konstantinov Satiric Theatre
• Funny Theatre
• Capital Puppet Theatre
• Ivan Vazov National Theatre
• Theatre 199
• Theatre Tear and Laugh
• Bulgarian Army Theatre
• National Opera and Ballet

There are several ministries along the street or very close to it — the Ministry of Economics and Energetics and the Ministry of Finance.

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