The main temple of the Serbian Orthodox Church and the largest church in the Balkans, St. Sava Cathedral is located in the historic district of Belgrade Vrachare. With its majestic simplicity, the temple resembles the best Byzantine structures - and this is not accidental: the architectural plan was based on the St. Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople, now the Aya-Sofia Museum. However, the temple still looks in Serbian thanks to the four turrets typical of the Balkans surrounding the central dome

A bit of history

St. Sava Cathedral - a relatively recent construction . Its construction began in 1894 on a memorable (and tragic ) for the Orthodox place where, on the orders of the Ottoman ruler Sinan Pasha, they were devoted to the fire of the relics of Saint Sava, the first archbishop of Serbia and the national hero of the country, who created his ascetic activity in the 12-13 centuries. . Until 1939, however, then The construction was stopped due to the Second World War - and the work was resumed only in 1986 . The temple was officially opened in 2004 and now boasts an impressive area of ​​more than 7500 sq. m . m .

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