Apartment House Sofia

Sofia has a history that goes back thousands of years. Through the centuries, many peoples have inhabited it and added to its rich and diverse history. The Thracian Serdi tribe settled here in the 7th century BC and gave the first recorded name of Sofia - Serdica. The Byzantines called it Triaditsa and the Slavs - Sredets. The modern city of Sofia was named in the 14th century after the basilica St. Sofia. In Greek, the word 'sofia' means wisdom. Today the city is a rich combinations of archaeological sites, that display the city's diverse history - castle gates and towers of Serdica, public buildings and streets thousands of years old along with modern buildings - administrative and business centers.