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The Russian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker in Sofia the capital of Bulgaria.
The Russian Orthodox Church of St Nicholas the Miracle-Maker is commonly known as the Russian Church and is one of the most distinctive and decorative buildings in Sofia.
It was built on the site of the Saray Mosque as the official church of the Russian Embassy.
The story is that a Russian Diplomat, Semontovski-Kurilo, did not want to worship in a heretical church and ordered a church in the Russian style.
Saint Nicholas was the patron saint of the Russian Tsar of the time, Nicholas 11.
The church was designed by the Russian architect Mikhail Preobrazhenski in the Russian Revival Style, with decoration inspired by the Muscovite Russian churches of the 17th century.
The five domes are coated with gold.
The bells were donated by Emperor Nicholas II.
Construction began in 1907 and the church was finally consecrated in 1914.
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Alexander Nevsky Memorial Cathedral Church in Snow.
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The Alexander Nevsky Memorial Cathedral Church is the most prominent Christian monument in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria.
It is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world and is in the Neo Byzantine Style..
It occupies an area of 3170 m² and can take 5,000 people inside.
It was built to honour the Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, as a result of which Bulgaria was liberated from Ottoman rule.
The cathedral was designed by Alexander Pomerantsev,aided by Alexander Smirnov and Alexander Yakovlev.
It’s a cross domed basilica with a 45m high gold plated dome with twelve bells weighing from 10 kg to 12 tons.
The central dome has the Lord’s Prayer inscribed around it with thin gold letters and the interior is richly decorated.
The construction started in 1882 but the main building was from 1904 -1912.
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