National Cathedral
Bucharest, Romania
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The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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The National Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania, is an Eastern Orthodox cathedral serving as the patriarchal seat of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Located on Spirea's Hill in central Bucharest and facing the Palace of Parliament, this Byzantine Revival structure rises 133 metres, making it the tallest and largest Eastern Orthodox church building by volume and area in the world. Dedicated to the Ascension of Christ and Saint Andrew the Apostle, the cathedral houses superlative religious artworks: the world's largest collection of church mosaics (approximately 25,000 square meters when complete), the world's largest Orthodox iconostasis at 23.8 by 17.1 meters, and the world's largest free-swinging church bell. The cathedral was consecrated on 25 November 2018 by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I and Patriarch Daniel of Romania, with the mosaics jointly consecrated on 26 October 2025, marking the permanent opening after fifteen years of construction.
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- Type
- Eastern Orthodox cathedral, Romanian Orthodox church building
- Height
- 120 m
- Place
- Bucharest, Romania
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