Graf Ignatiev Street

Graf Ignatiev Street (Bulgarian: улица „Граф Игнатиев“), colloquially called Grafa (meaning The Count) is a popular central street in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.

Graf Ignatiev Street
Native nameУлица „Граф Игнатиев“
Typepedestrian street
Length1.55 km (0.96 mi)
LocationSofia
Coordinates42°41′29.99″N 23°19′29.01″E
West endAlabin Street
Major
junctions		Vasil Levski Boulevard, Georgi Rakovski Street
East endEvlogi Georgiev Boulevard

It was named after the Russian statesman and diplomat Count Nicholas Pavlovich Ignatiev. The street lies in the city centre between Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard, after which it is called Dragan Tsankov Boulevard, to the east and Alabin Street near the Vitosha Boulevard to the west. It is crossed by major roads such as Vasil Levski Boulevard and Georgi Rakovski Street. Several of the landmarks of Sofia are located along the street such as the Patriarch Evtimiy Square, Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church, Slaveykov Square and Garibaldi Square. Several tram lines are running along the street. On 26 April 2007 the Council of the Capital Municipality took the decision to make Graf Ignatiev a pedestrian street.[1]

The street underwent an overhaul in 2018-2019.[2] The refurbishment of the street caused a huge outcry mainly because of the poor quality of workmanship.[3]

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References
  1. „Столичната улица Граф Игнатиев става пешеходна зона“ - mediapool.bg, 26.04.2007
  2. "Ремонтът на „Граф Игнатиев" започва в понеделник - вижте промените" (in Bulgarian).
  3. "Отново ремонт на ремонта на Графа". BNT (in Bulgarian).


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