Before the liberation of Bulgaria "Vrana" is a farm belonging to Osman Pasha. In 1879, Vasil Levski’s follower, Hadji Bone Petrov, bought it for 500 gold leva, but he later lost it while gambling in favour of Dr. Nicola Stransky - the court dentist of Prince Ferdinand. Prince Ferdinand bought it from him for the same price. Ferdinand, being a hobbyist ornithologist, decided to name the farm after the first bird that perched on the roof. A flock of crows perched on the palace and since then it has been known remained by the name of "Crow- Vrana". Much of the estate was purchased in parts in the early twentieth century by Ferdinand with dosens of illegal sale certificates. The royal palace was where the royal family spent most of their days.
Palace Complex "Vrana" consists of 2 buildings. The first is a two-storey villa, built by architect George Fingov in 1904. He decorated it modestly with wooden southern facade. The main building - the palace - was entrusted to architect Nikola Lozanov. It was built similar to Tarnovo boyar palaces, with internal columns of Carrara marble. Finished in 1914. It had carved ceilings, oak paneling, built-in metal plates and ceramics from Delft. The Karelian hall was a gift from the Russian Tsar Alexander III. The furniture in it were made of Karelian birch sent from special master carpenters. In the ground floor can be found a cinema hall and tea halls. On the second floor were some apartments, and the third was set apart for the courtiers and servants. The palace complex has a total area of 3203 square meters. In 1946 the mansion had 18 buildings with 2,556 acres, of which 1,200 acres were enclosed in park. It had 4 lakes, 4 greenhouses and 4 rock garden. In the park can be seen more than 400 plant species.
After the fall of the communist regime, with the Constitutional Court decision of 1998, "Vrana" was returned to Simeon II and his sister Maria Luisa. In 1998 the park was donated to Sofia Municipality by the heirs. It's authentic appearance from 1903 to 1999 was restored and it is open for visits.