Romania-Bulgaria 2023

Sibiu, Romania

Orthodox Cathedral (Catedrala Ortodoxă), Sibiu
Built 1902-4 by Sibiu architect Iosif Schussnig, in the Byzantine Revival style. It drew on inspiration from the Hagia Sofia in Constantinople, Transylvanian and Baroque architecture.
The iconostasis, the screen decorated with icons that divides the sanctuary from the nave of an Eastern Orthodox church, the kliros (the choir area seen here in the photo), and the pews were made in Bucharest, and the dome and iconostasis were painted by Octavian Smighelschi, a native of the village of Ludoș, Sibiu County.
The three original bells were taken by the Austro-Hungarian army during WW1 to melt down for cannons, and were replaced in 1926.

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