National Palace of Culture - Congress Centre Sofia

The National Palace of Culture abbreviated in Bulgarian as NDK is the largest multifunctional congress, conference, convention and exhibition center in Southeastern Europe. It was opened in 1981 in celebration of Bulgarias 1300th anniversary. In July 2005, the National Palace of Culture was proclaimed the best congress centre in the world for the year by the International Organization of Congress Centres. The conference centre is equipped to host a variety of events, including concerts, multilingual conferences, exhibitions and shows. It has an area of 123,000 m2 on nine floors and three underground levels. The National Palace of Culture has 13 halls and 15,000 m2 of exhibition area, a trade centre and a car park. The main hall can seat over 3,800 people. Annually, NDK hosts more than 300 events such as international conventions, political forums, business conferences, scientific symposiums, music and film festivals, concerts, dance performances, theatre, exhibitions and fairs....