Sofia Central Mineral Baths

The Central Mineral Baths (Централна минерална баня, Tsentralna mineralna banya) is a landmark in the city center of Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, a city known for the mineral springs in the area.

[1]The current Central Mineral Baths building was designed in the Vienna Secession style, but integrating typically Bulgarian, Byzantine and Eastern Orthodox ornamental elements, by the architects Petko Momchilov and Friedrich Grünanger in 1904–1905 and approved on 30 January 1906, as projects by an Austrian (in 1889) and a French architect (in 1901) were declined.

Artists Haralampi Tachev and St. Dimitrov designed the building's ceramic majolica decoration.

[2] The north wing was damaged during the bombing of Sofia in World War II, but was restored several years later.

It was subsequently partially reconstructed and thoroughly cleaned, and has accommodated the Sofia Historical Museum since September 2015.