The statue of Sofia is a 26-meter monument, a pagan allegory of the Christian saint, celebrated in honor of the third millennium. It is located in the capital of Bulgaria - Sofia and is one of the symbols of the city.

Later on, there is the medieval church of St. Spas where he was hanged by the Turks and buried by the Kofi Geoshev, one of the 4 Sofia bookstores, gave his life for the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman rule, rebuilt during the Renaissance and became after the cathedrals of St. Sunday and Hagia Sophia, the third largest church in the city.

The monument was erected at the place where in antiquity was the main western gate of the city, where on April 9, 809 - Easter, the supporter in the area of today's neighborhoods Nadezhda and Vrabnica with the Bulgarian siege army, Khan Krum, was probably entered into the city that had been handed over by the inhabitants.