Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Cluj-Napoca

Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral
Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului
Religion
AffiliationEastern Orthodox
DistrictMetropolitan of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș
Ecclesiastical or organizational statusCathedral
LeadershipBartolomeu Anania
Year consecrated1933
Location
LocationCluj-Napoca, Romania
Architecture
Architect(s)George Cristinel
Constantin Pomponiu
StyleRomanian Revival
Completed1933
Specifications
Height (max)64 m
Dome(s)Eight
Materialsstone
Website
http://www.arhiepiscopia-ort-cluj.org

The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Adormirea Maicii Domnului) is the most famous Romanian Orthodox church of Cluj-Napoca, Romania. Built in a Romanian Brâncovenesc style, a synthesis of Renaissance and Byzantine architecture, it lies on the Avram Iancu Square, together with the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre and the Avram Iancu Statue.

The cathedral is the seat of the Metropolitan of Cluj, Alba, Crișana and Maramureș. It is dedicated to the Dormition of the Theotokos (Romanian: Adormirea Maicii Domnului).


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