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n statesman and diplomat Count Nicholay Pavlovich Ignatiev. The street lies in the city centre between

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, after which it is called Dragan Tsankov Boulevard, to the east and Alabin Street near the

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to the west. It is crossed by major roads such as

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, Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church, Slaveykov Square and

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lines are running along the street. On 26 April 2007 the Council of the Capital Municipality decided to make Graf Ignatiev a pedestrian street. The street underwent an overhaul in 2018–2019.

Gallery

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References

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