the church of hagia sophia or god's wisdom is depicted on the coat of arms of the bulgarian capital notit was she who gave the name to the whole city. and although at one time the church was abandoned, but during the turkish rule. a mosque was located here. this temple is considered one of the oldest functioning christian cathedrals in the world. classical three-needle basilica worship has been held here with some interruptions for 1,700 years. a strict solemn atmosphere reigns here, and the interior of the temple is simple and ascetic, the altar of the icon is not finished. brick walls. this temple remembers the romans and the byzantines. the invasion of barbarians and even real turkish firefighters in the middle of the xix century. century, the ottoman authorities placed their fire service here. historian. galina dancheva says that a lot of things have been preserved in the city. the names of early christianity, for example, the rotunda of st. george, one of the oldest churches in the bulgarian capital, the bratunda of st. george was built in the fourth century by the romans and was o