St-Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Museum VR Tourism

pl. "Sveti Aleksandar Nevski", 1000 Sofia Center, Sofia, Bulgaria

One of the 50th largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world. As a result of which Bulgaria was liberated from Ottoman rule. The construction of the St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral started in 1882 (having been planned since 19 February 1879), when the foundation stone was laid, but most of it was built between 1904 and 1912.

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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the 50 largest Christian church buildings by volume in the world. It is one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions.

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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia occupies an area of 34,100 sq ft and can hold 5,000 people inside.

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There is a museum of Bulgarian icons inside the cathedral crypt, part of the National Art Gallery. The church claims that the museum contains the largest collection of Orthodox icons in Europe.

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It is among the 10 largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings. It is the largest cathedral in the Balkans. It is believed that up until the year 2000 it was the largest finished Orthodox cathedral.

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The name of the cathedral was briefly changed to the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral between 1916 and 1920

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Since Bulgaria and Russia belonged to opposing alliances in World War I, but then the initial name was restored. The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was consecrated on 12 September 1924 and in 1955 was declared a cultural monument.