One of the most important sights at София is the Alexander Newski Cathedral. It is huge, the dome is around 45 meters high and it was designed in Neo-Byzantine style. The impressive house of prayer was built from the year 1882 on and is today the central church of the Bulgarian-Orthodox community and one of the fifty biggest Christian churches. It gives space to 5,000 worshippers and is named after Alexander Newsky, a saint of the Russian-Orthodox church.
The name might sound unfamiliar to western travellers, but if you’ve been in the East before you might have come across it; there are many churches named after Newsky, for example at St. Petersburg and Tallinn. The cathedral is dedicated to the 20,000 soldiers under Alexander II who achieved liberation from Osman occupation in 1877/1878. The inside of the church is beautifully decorated and enlighted, but rather dark. A strong contrast to the white, green and golden exterior design.
Патриаршеска катедрала „Свети Александър Невски“
Alexander-Newski-Cathedral
пл. „Свети Александър Невски“
1000 София център
София
Bulgaria
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