Georgi Rakovski Street , usually called with its old name Rakovska, is an important street in the capital of Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...

, Sofia, located in the central area of the city. It is named after the famous Bulgarian

Bulgarians

The Bulgarians are a South Slavic nation and ethnic group native to Bulgaria and neighbouring regions. Emigration has resulted in immigrant communities in a number of other countries.-History and ethnogenesis:...

 revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski

Georgi Sava Rakovski

Georgi Stoykov Rakovski , known also Georgi Sava Rakovski , born Sabi Stoykov Popovich , was a 19th-century Bulgarian revolutionary and writer and an important figure of the Bulgarian National Revival and resistance against Ottoman rule.- Early life:Born in Kotel to a wealthy and patriotic...

. It lies between the Slivnitsa Boulevard to the north and Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard

Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard

Evlogi Georgiev Boulevard is an important boulevard in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. It is named after the Bulgarian entrepreneur Evlogi Georgiev. It begins with its intersection with the Cherni Vrah Boulevard and Fridtjof Nansen Street in the area of the National Palace of Culture...

 to the south.

The street passes along some of Sofia's major landmarks such as the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia

The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world, as well as one of Sofia's symbols...

, Central Military Club

Central Military Club

The Central Military Club is a multi-purpose monument of culture building in the centre of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, located on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard and Georgi Rakovski Street. It serves the Bulgarian Army and is administered by the Executive Agency of Military Clubs and...

 and between the Slaveykov Square

Slaveykov Square

Slaveykov Square is one of the most popular squares in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. It is named after Bulgarian writers Petko and Pencho Slaveykov, a father and a son. A sculpture of the two sitting on a bench is one of its main landmarks...

 and Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard

Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard

Knyaz Aleksandar Dondukov Boulevard , shortly referred to as Dondukov, is an important central boulevard in Sofia. It is named after the Russian general and statesman Alexander Dondukov-Korsakov. It lies between the TZUM and the Chavdar bridge...

 are located many of the theatres in Sofia and it is nicknamed the Theatre Street or Sofia's Broadway

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:

• Municipal Theatre Revival
• Aleko Konstantinov Satiric Thatre
• Funny Theatre
• Capital Puppet Theatre
• Ivan Vazov National Theatre
  Ivan Vazov National Theatre
  The Ivan Vazov National Theatre is Bulgaria's national theatre, as well as the oldest and most authoritative theatre in the country and one of the important landmarks of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria...
  
  
• Theatre 199
• Theatre Tear and Laugh
• Bulgarian Army Theatre
• National Opera and Ballet
  National Opera and Ballet
  The National Opera and Ballet is a national cultural institution in Bulgaria that covers opera and ballet. It is based in an imposing building in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria....
  
  

There are several ministries along the street or very close to it — the Ministry of Economics and Energetics and the Ministry of Finance.