Balgarianovinite.com The renovated monument to Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi was unveiled at an official ceremony in Sofia after being restored and cleaned through the joint efforts of Sofia Municipality and the Italian Embassy, Sofia Municipality’s press office said on Monday. The ceremony was attended by Sofia Mayor Vassil Terziev and Italian Ambassador to Bulgaria Marcello Apicella.
The cleaning and restoration of the monument is part of a series of measures to improve the urban environment and preserve cultural and historical heritage carried out by Sofia Municipality together with the Italian Embassy. The cleaning was carried out and funded by the Giuseppe Garibaldi Foundation.
“Caring for the urban environment is directly linked to how we preserve our history. Maintaining monuments and public spaces is part of our efforts to create a more orderly and dignified city,” said the Mayor of Sofia.
The monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi holds symbolic significance as part of European history and the ties between Bulgaria and Italy. Its restoration coincides with the 150th anniversary of the April Uprising and highlights the importance of memory and public responsibility toward shared spaces, the municipal administration further notes.
The concept for the monument and the reconstruction of the eponymous square in the capital was developed by sculptor Georgi Chapkanov and architect Stanislav Konstantinov, according to information in Sofia’s register of monuments. The monument was officially unveiled on June 13, 2010. Renovated Monument to Giuseppe Garibaldi Officially Unveiled in Sofia 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-04-20 18:21:55 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
