South Park, Urban park in Sofia, Bulgaria.
South Park is a 1.48 km² park in southern Sofia, divided into three sections. The first lies between Vitosha, Patriarch Evtimiy, Prof. Fridtjof Nansen and Bulgaria boulevards; the second between Cherni Vrah, Arsenal and Petko Karavelov boulevards; the third, the largest, is bounded by Bela Cherkva street, Petko Todorov and Henrik Ibsen boulevards and Kozyak street. The Perlovska River crosses it.
South Park's layout traces back to a general plan drawn up in the 1970s and 1980s, which set out a continuous green system running from Sofia's centre to the foot of Vitosha. That plan left the park cut by Biala Cherkva street, so its parts stayed physically separate for decades. In 2020 an architectural competition chose a design by architects P. Faifr and P. Suma with A. Desov and the engineering office Buro Happold for a roughly 300-metre glulam footbridge linking the two sections; the project was still in public consultation, with a final event set for 5 June 2025.
South Park is split into three sections, the first between Vitosha and Patriarch Evtimiy boulevards, the largest reaching Biala Cherkva street. Free concerts, organic-food exhibitions and markets are held here regularly, drawing Sofia residents and city guests. The Perlovska River runs through the grounds.
South Park is split into three sections by major roads: the small first part lies between Vitosha and Patriarch Evtimiy boulevards and Bulgaria Boulevard, the second between Cherni Vrah, Arsenal ski and Petko Karavelov boulevards, and the largest third part reaches Bela Cherkva street, Petko Todorov and Henrik Ibsen boulevards. The Perlovska River runs through the park, and a 300-metre glulam pedestrian bridge linking the second and third parts was still at public consultation stage in 2025.
A footbridge designed by architects P. Feifer and P. Suma with A. Desov and Buro Happold was chosen in 2020 to link the park's separated parts. The roughly 300-metre glulam timber span would follow the terrain, closing a gap left by Biala Cherkva Street since the 1970s–80s general plan.
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