St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

Location: Sofia, Bulgaria

Architect: Alexander Pomerantsev

Year Completed: 1912

St.Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was constructed in memory of the 200,000 Russian, Ukrainian, Belorussian, and Bulgarian soldiers, who died in the Russo-Turkish War from 1877 to 1878. This church is is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world and the second biggest cathedral located on the Balkan Peninsula.

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