Saint Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Sofia

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Bulgaria's Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is one of the world's most well-known churches. Located in the national capital city of Sofia, the great gold-domed Byzantine style landmark was completed in 1912, on the eve of World War I. The cathedral is the most important in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, the national arm of the Eastern Orthodox branch of Christianity. The largest Eastern Orthodox church for nearly a century, you can check it out from above in this excellent drone video by nikolov_kn.

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The 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 believed to be one of the top 50 largest Christian church buildings (by volume) in the world. It is one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions. The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia occupies an area of 3,170 square metres (34,100 sq ft) and can hold 5,000 people inside. It is believed to be among the top 10 largest Eastern Orthodox church buildings. It is the third largest Orthodox Cathedral located in Southeast Europe, being surpassed only by two new and not yet fully completed Cathedrals - the Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest and the Church of Saint Sava in Belgrade. It is believed that until year 2000 it was the largest finished Orthodox Cathedral.