Historical (Unofficial?) Map: Transit of Sofia, Bulgaria, 2009

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Well, this is a bit of a mess, isn’t it?

It looks like the map’s designers have attempted to represent the network isometrically, with the city’s grand avenues surrounding the historical central core. However, the whole thing’s just so darn busy that the attempted illusion just doesn’t work. Almost every part of the map is filled with something: labels, logos, clip art, photos of landmarks, even randomly-placed pictures of trams! I’m guessing that the map is unofficial, as there’s no reference to the actual website for the Metro, just two now-defunct .tc websites.

At its widest, the boulevard leading away from the city to the lower right has some seventeen routes running along it, which doesn’t make them easy to follow. The two-line Metro – parts of which were still under construction back in 2009 – is incredibly recessive and hard to follow, buried almost literally underneath much of the rest of the map.

Our rating: Messy, overcrowded with unimportant or poorly-implemented extra elements, almost impossible to use. Half a star.

Source: Original source unknown, found on Mappery.com

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