Serb Orthodox Cathedral (Sarajevo)

Bosnia and Herzegovina / Federacija Bosna i Hercegovina / Kobilja Glava / Sarajevo / Zelenih Beretki, 1
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The cathedral church in Sarajevo is dedicated to the Holy Mother of God and is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the Balkans. Its foundations were laid in 15 June 1863, the building was completed in 1868 and the bell tower was finished in 1879. Designed by the Macedonian Andrija Damjanov, it was built in the neo-classical style with a rectangular ground plan and five neo-Byzantine domes, a semi-circular apse and a large baroque tower. The iconostasis was a gift from the Russian imperial family.
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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serb_Orthodox_Cathedral_(Sarajevo)
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Coordinates:   43°51'29"N   18°25'30"E

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  • The Orthodox Cathedral consecrated to the Holy mother, was built in 1868 in the new baroque style with elements of the Serb Byzantine architecture. It is a triple nave basilica with five new Byzantine domes on the high tambours. The church-tower was built in 1872 by Andrija Damjanov, who also built the Military barracks for which he was decorated by the sultan Abdul Aziz, who like the prince of Serbia, gave a contribution in the amount of five hundreds ducats for the construction of the church. As it was damaged in the war 1992/95 the Greek government made provisions for the reconstruction of the church in 1999.
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