Храм-паметник Свети Александър Невски
Also known as Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
1882
Byzantine
cathedral
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is the Neo-Byzantine memorial church that anchors the ceremonial center of Sofia, raised by Bulgarian state and church authorities to honor those who died in the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War that led to Bulgarian…
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- 1882
The foundation stone was laid in 1882, establishing the cathedral as a national memorial to the Russian soldiers who died in the 1877-1878 Russo-Turkish War that secured Bulgarian independence. Main construction to designs by Alexander…
Alexander Pomerantsev
- 1912
Main construction under Alexander Pomerantsev's designs was completed in 1912 after a building campaign of 1904-1912, with the cathedral's exterior and structural fabric finished.
- 1924
The cathedral was consecrated as a functioning Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral.
- 1965
The crypt beneath the cathedral was adapted as an icon museum displaying medieval and revival Bulgarian icons.
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