Novo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Church of the Holy Transfiguration
Novo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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The Church of the Holy Transfiguration is an Eastern Orthodox church in Novo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, designed by prominent architect Aleksandar Deroko in the Byzantine Revival style and completed in 1940. Originally planned for Split, Croatia, it was consecrated by Serbian Patriarch Gavrilo V and remains the only Orthodox church in Novo Sarajevo, serving under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Dabar and Bosnia of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The building sustained severe damage during the Bosnian War but was subsequently restored, with fresco reworking commencing in 2004.
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- Type
- church building
- Place
- Novo Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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