The largest cathedral in Europe. The largest temples in the world

Cathedral of Christ the Savior

height: 103 meters

The Cathedral Cathedral of Christ the Savior (Cathedral of the Nativity) in Moscow is the cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church not far from the Kremlin on the left bank of the Moscow River. The existing structure is an external recreation of the temple of the same name, created in the 19th century, carried out in the 1990s. On the walls of the temple were inscribed the names of officers of the Russian army who died in the War of 1812 and other military campaigns close in time.
The original temple was erected in memory of the Napoleonic invasion: “to preserve the eternal memory of that unparalleled zeal, fidelity and love for the Faith and the Fatherland, with which the Russian people exalted themselves in these difficult times, and in commemoration of Our gratitude to the Providence of God, which saved Russia from the threat her death." It was built according to the design of the architect Konstantin Ton. Construction lasted almost 44 years: the temple was founded on September 23, 1839, consecrated on May 26, 1883.
The newly rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Savior is considered the largest cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church. The temple is designed for
10,000 people

Saint Isaac's Cathedral

height: 101.5 meters

St. Isaac's Cathedral (official name - the Cathedral of St. Isaac of Dalmatia) is the largest Orthodox church in St. Petersburg. Located on St. Isaac's Square. Has the status of a museum; The church community, registered in June 1991, has the opportunity to perform divine services on special days with the permission of the museum’s management. Consecrated in the name of St. Isaac of Dalmatia, a saint revered by Peter I, since the emperor was born on the day of his memory - May 30 according to the Julian calendar.
Built in 1818-1858 according to the design of the architect Auguste Montferrand; construction was supervised by Emperor Nicholas I, the chairman of the construction commission was Karl Opperman.
St. Isaac's Cathedral - an outstanding example of late classicism

Transfiguration Cathedral

height: 96 meters

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral is an Orthodox cathedral in Khabarovsk, built on the steep bank of the Amur in 2001-2004. According to a number of sources, it is the third tallest temple in Russia after the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow and St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, as well as the tallest building in Khabarovsk.
The height of the domes of the Transfiguration Cathedral is 83 meters, the height with crosses is 95 meters. For comparison, the height of the Radio House, located next to the temple, is a little more than 40 meters. The temple was built according to the design of architects Yuri Zhivetyev, Nikolai Prokudin and Evgeny Semyonov. The frescoes inside the temple (on the dome of the Savior Pantocrator and the Apostles) were made by a group of Moscow artists, specially invited to Khabarovsk for this occasion by Bishop Mark of Khabarovsk and Amur. The Transfiguration Cathedral is able to simultaneously accommodate three thousand parishioners.

Smolny Cathedral

height: 93.7 meters

The Smolny Resurrection Cathedral (Smolny Cathedral) is part of the architectural ensemble of the Smolny Monastery, which is located in St. Petersburg on the left bank of the Neva on Smolnaya Embankment. It is also a classical music concert venue.
According to the model of the Smolny Monastery ensemble (kept in the Museum of the Academy of Arts), a high 140-meter five-tier bell tower was to be built. Thus, the height of this bell tower would be 18 meters higher than the height of the spire of the bell tower of the Peter and Paul Cathedral, and could become the tallest building in Europe. The first tier of the bell tower was supposed to serve as a triumphal arch - the main entrance to the monastery, the second - the gate church, and the remaining three were supposed to house bell towers. The bell tower was to be completed by a small tower with three round windows and a dome with a cross crowning it.
However, contrary to popular belief, the ensemble of the Smolny Monastery was left without a bell tower by the will of Rastrelli himself, and not because of a lack of funds (construction of the bell tower was suspended in 1756, before Russia entered the Seven Years' War), although both of these facts could have been decisive.

and here is the model of Smolny

Alexander Nevsky New Fair Cathedral

height: 87 meters

Cathedral of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky (Novoyarmarochny) is an Orthodox cathedral (since 2009) in Nizhny Novgorod. Built in 1868-1881 according to the design of the architect L.V. Dahl.
In the protruding western vestibule, in the choirs of the large cathedral, there is the winter church of Macarius of Zheltovodsk and Unzhensky.
In 1856, the fair merchants expressed a desire to build a second Orthodox fair church in memory of Emperor Alexander II’s visit to the fair and petitioned Nizhny Novgorod Bishop Anthony for the construction of a new cathedral, and he, in turn, to Governor A. N. Muravyov. A collection of donations was held. The necessary funds (454 thousand 667 rubles 28 kopecks) were collected over 10 years.
On September 8, 1864, a symbolic laying of the foundation stone for the future temple took place. By 1864, the project of the provincial architect R. Ya. Kilevein was ready. It had to be reworked due to insufficient strength; After this, it turned out that there was not enough funding for such a project. The new project proposed by the young architect L.V. Dahl was also not approved.
On November 18, 1865, the church project was approved by the government. The authorship of the government-approved project has not yet been established with certainty. In 1866, L.V. Dal returned for permanent residence to Nizhny Novgorod from abroad and finalized the design of the cathedral.

Blagoveshchensky cathedral

height: 85 meters

The Annunciation Cathedral is an Orthodox church of the Russian Orthodox Church, located in the center of Voronezh. Built according to the design of architect V.P. Shevelev in the Russian-Byzantine style. The cathedral is located on Revolution Avenue on the territory of the Pervomaisky Garden. Construction took place from 1998 to 2009. The construction of the temple was blessed by Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and All Rus' during his visit to Voronezh.
In Voronezh, the Annunciation Cathedral (until 1836), the Trinity Smolensk Cathedral (closed in 1932), and the Intercession Cathedral (from 1948 to the present) had cathedral status. The first two cathedrals were destroyed in due time.
Different researchers name different dates for the founding of the Annunciation Cathedral. Metropolitan of Kiev Evgeniy (Bolkhotnikov) believed that it was founded in 1620. Others believed that the founding date should be 1586, that is, the year the city of Voronezh was founded.
Initially, the Annunciation Church was built of wood. Due to frequent fires, the temple was rebuilt, sometimes even moved to another location.

Savior on Spilled Blood

height: 81 meters

The Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on the Blood or the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg is an Orthodox memorial single-altar church in the name of the Resurrection of Christ; built in memory of the fact that at this place on March 1, 1881, Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded as a result of an assassination attempt (the expression on the blood indicates the blood of the king). The temple was built as a monument to the Tsar-Martyr with funds collected throughout Russia.
Located in the historical center of St. Petersburg on the banks of the Griboyedov Canal next to the Mikhailovsky Garden and Konyushennaya Square, not far from the Champs of Mars. The height of the nine-domed temple is 81 m, capacity up to 1600 people. It is a museum and a monument of Russian architecture.
On March 1, 1881, on the embankment of the Catherine Canal, Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded as a result of an attack by the Narodnaya Volya terrorist I. I. Grinevitsky.
Already on March 2, at an emergency meeting, the City Duma asked Emperor Alexander III, who had ascended the throne, to “allow the city public administration to erect... a chapel or monument at the expense of the city.” He replied: “It would be desirable to have a church... and not a chapel.” However, it was still decided to erect a temporary chapel.
The architect L.N. Benois was assigned to develop the project. The work was carried out quickly, so that on April 17, 1881, the chapel was consecrated and memorial funeral services began to be held in it. It cost the Duma practically nothing: it was built by the merchant of the 1st guild Gromov, the construction work was paid for by the merchant Militin, who also became the headman. This chapel remained on the embankment until the start of construction of the temple - until the spring of 1883, after which it was moved to Konyushennaya Square, where it stood for another 9 years and was finally dismantled.

Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral

height: 80 meters

Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral (Trinity Cathedral) is an Orthodox cathedral on Trinity Square in the Admiralteysky district of St. Petersburg. Full name - Cathedral of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity of the Life Guards Izmailovsky Regiment.
The parish of the church belongs to the St. Petersburg diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church and is part of the Admiralty deanery district. The rector is Archpriest Gennady Bartov.
Under Emperor Peter I, a wooden chapel stood on this site.
After the flood, the architect V.P. Stasov was asked to develop a project for a new stone temple. At the same time, the old wooden church should remain the model.
The foundation stone for the new church was laid on May 13 (25), 1828 by Metropolitan Seraphim (Glagolevsky). Empress Maria Feodorovna and Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich were present at the celebration. Construction was carried out with the personal funds of Emperor Nicholas I and government money. The cost of constructing the cathedral was 3 million rubles. Four years later, the building was roughly ready and interior decoration began. During the construction process, it was necessary to restore the dome, which was torn down by a storm on February 23 (March 7), 1834, and to rewrite some of the images.

Trinity Cathedral

height: 78 meters

Holy Trinity Cathedral in Pskov is an Orthodox church, the cathedral of the Pskov and Velikoluksk diocese. It is part of the architectural ensemble of the Pskov region and is its main building.
Today's fourth building of the cathedral was built in 1699, on the same spot where the previous churches stood. The first cathedral, built in the 10th century, by order of Princess Olga, was wooden, and stood until the first half of the 12th century, when it was destroyed by fire. The second cathedral was already made of stone and was founded, according to church legend, in 1138 by the holy noble prince Vsevolod Mstislavich.
In 1363, the temple vault collapsed and in 1365 a new cathedral was founded on the old foundation. In 1609, during a strong fire, a powder warehouse in the Kremlin exploded, and the third building of the cathedral was destroyed by the blast wave. In 1699, construction of the fourth cathedral was completed, which has survived to this day.

Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery

height: 77 meters

Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery is an Orthodox male stauropegial monastery. Located at: Moscow region, mountains. Dzerzhinsky, St. Nicholas Square, 1 (metro station Lyublino).
The monastery was founded in 1380 by Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy on the site of the appearance of the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. According to legend, it was in this place that the army of the Grand Duke stopped to rest on the way to the Kulikovo field. The appearance of the icon strengthened Dmitry Donskoy with faith and hope, which is why the Holy and Blessed Prince said, “This whole thing has sinned my heart” (“This has all warmed my heart”). Since then, this place has been called Ugresha, and the monastery itself has been called Nikolo-Ugreshsky.
The monastery was repeatedly burned and ruined, but was quickly restored. In 1521, the monastery was burned to the ground during a raid on Moscow by the Crimean Khan Mehmed I Giray, but, as in previous cases, it was quickly restored.

Ascension Cathedral

height: 74.6 meters

The Ascension Military Cathedral is an Orthodox church in Novocherkassk, the second cathedral of the Rostov and Novocherkassk diocese and the main temple of the Don Cossacks. Here lie the remains of the Don atamans M. I. Platov, V. V. Orlov-Denisov, I. E. Efremov, Ya. P. Baklanov.
After the Rusky brothers left Russia in 1818, the construction of the cathedral was continued by the architect Amvrosimov. In 1846, during the removal of the main dome, part of the temple unexpectedly collapsed. The same thing happened in 1863 with the second version of the cathedral, built according to the design of I. O. Valprede.
Initially, all the domes of the cathedral were covered with red gold, and the main cross was inlaid with rock crystal. The height of the central dome with a cross reaches 74.6 meters. In Soviet times, the gilded copper covering was removed from the domes; instead, the temple should have been covered with sheets of iron, but this was not done for a long time and the building was constantly exposed to the elements - it was flooded, covered with snow, and the heating system was also disabled. In 1903-1923, the keymaster of the cathedral was the holy martyr Zacharias (Lobov). In 1934, the Ascension Cathedral was closed, the building itself was used as a warehouse.
The cathedral was reopened in 1942, during the German occupation. In the post-war years, a food warehouse was located in the basement, and church services were held upstairs. In 2001, large-scale restoration work began. In 2005, on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Novocherkassk and the 100th anniversary of the opening of the cathedral, the restoration of the building's facade was successfully completed. A lighting system and projections of biblical scenes onto the façade are equipped. In 2010-2011, the domes were again covered with gold sheets, and a rock crystal stone was inserted into the cross.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior

height: 73 meters

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the main Orthodox church in Kaliningrad, built according to the design of the architect Oleg Kopylov. Designed for 3,000 people. The height (up to the cross) reaches 73 meters. The temple is located on the central square of Kaliningrad - Victory Square. The temple was built in the style of Vladimir-Suzdal temple architecture.
Built in 1995 (foundation stone installed). In 1996, Russian President Boris Yeltsin and Metropolitan Kirill laid a capsule with soil taken from the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior into the foundation of the building. The construction was actively promoted by the regional governor L. Gorbenko.
The Upper Church of the Resurrection of Christ was consecrated on September 10, 2006 by Patriarch Alexy II, the consecration was timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the opening of the first Orthodox church in Kaliningrad.
The lower temple serves as a temple of military glory and is a memorial temple in memory of Russian soldiers who died in the Seven Years' War, the Napoleonic Wars, the First World War and the Second World War in East Prussia, the current Kaliningrad region.

There is an ongoing dispute between many Christian communities about who will build the largest and most beautiful church, many of which become architectural masterpieces attracting crowds of tourists. The greatest architects of their era were involved in the creation of majestic structures, and construction could last for centuries. Meet the ten largest churches in the world.

10. Temple of St. Sava, Belgrade, Serbia

The Church of St. Sava has an area of ​​8,162 square meters, and is the largest Orthodox church in the world. Construction of the cathedral began in 1935, the building was completed only in 1986, and opened only in 2004, while the interior decoration was not yet completed. The church was named after the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church, Saint Sava.

9. Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, Zaragoza, Spain

One of the most famous cathedrals in Spain, the Basilica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar has an area of ​​8,318 square meters. The building, made in the Gothic style, was built in the second half of the 17th century, located on the banks of the Ebro River. In the middle of the basilica there is a column, which is crowned by a 15th century statue of Mary holding the Child in her arms.

8. Church of the Holy Trinity, Fatima, Portugal

The Church of the Holy Trinity has an area of ​​8,700 square meters, and stands out among the churches in the top for its very unusual architecture. The building turned out to be very low with simple, laconic forms, without turrets and an attention-grabbing façade in the Gothic style.

7. Liverpool Cathedral, Liverpool, UK

Liverpool Cathedral, with an area of ​​9,687 meters, is not only the largest Anglican church in the world, but also the tallest church in the world without a spire. The building with a large central tower took almost 70 years to build. The foundation was laid in 1904, and the interior decoration was completed only in the 70s.

6. Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen, Lichen Stary, Poland

The Basilica of Our Lady of Lichen has an area of ​​10,090 square meters. The most interesting thing is that the church is located in a village where only 1,100 residents live and looks simply gigantic against the background of the toy houses of the local residents. The basilica is the main place of pilgrimage for believers in Poland.

5. Milan Cathedral, Milan, Italy

The Milan Cathedral, with an area of ​​10,186 square meters and built of white marble, is the main attraction of the city. This is the oldest church in our ranking, which began to be built in 1386 and was completed only in 1965. The building is made in a classic Gothic style.

4. Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, New York, USA

The Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in New York has an area of ​​11,200 square meters. The building began to be built in 1892 on Amsterdam Avenue between 110th and 113th streets, several, but still not completed. During this time, the construction was replaced by several architects, so both the Byzantine-Roman style and the new Gothic can be traced in the appearance and interior decoration of the cathedral.

3. Seville Cathedral, Seville, Spain

The Seville Cathedral, also called the Cathedral of Maria de la Sede, has an area of ​​11,520 square meters. The cathedral was built in the early 16th century on the site of a former mosque, which for a long time was one of the largest churches in the world.

2. Basilica of the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, Aparcida, Brazil

The Basilica of the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida has an area of ​​12,000 square meters, actually occupying more space than the town in which it is located. The church, made in the shape of a cross, is the main center of pilgrimage for Brazilian believers.

1. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican

The largest church in the world is the center of Catholicism, St. Peter's Basilica, which has an area of ​​20,193 square meters. Here lies the ashes of St. Peter, one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ. It took more than a hundred years to build the cathedral, on which several prominent Italian architects worked. For at least the next hundred years, St. Peter's Basilica will remain the largest and most beautiful church in the world.

At the dawn of religions, religious buildings began to be erected on the site of ancient temples to offer praise to God and conduct religious ceremonies.

But the meaning of temples has become much broader over time, because their design and architectural elements convey an understanding of the universe. It is not for nothing that in the Proto-Slavic languages ​​there was the word “chormъ” - house, and the ancient Egyptians and Greeks believed that temples were the dwellings of the gods.

Almost all religions have a tradition of erecting religious buildings. So let’s look at the buildings of all religions, and find out what is the largest temple in the world, of those that were erected both in ancient times and in modern times.

The largest temples on the planet:

Cologne Cathedral. Germany

The Catholic Cathedral in Cologne, Germany is a striking example of classical medieval Gothic, and construction began on it back in 1248. It acquired its final form in the 80s of the 19th century.

The height of the towers of this magnificent monument of European architecture reaches 157 meters, making it the tallest temple in the world.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior. Russia

Restored in the 90s of the twentieth century in Moscow, the Church of the Savior is today the tallest Orthodox church, with a height of 106 meters.

It was erected according to the design of the architect Konstantin Ton in honor of the Russian soldiers who fell in the war with Napoleon. It was a kind of collective cenotaph (a burial without the deceased), on the walls of which the names of officers who died between 1797 and 1814 were inscribed.

Church of Saint Sava. Serbia

Modeled after the Hagia Sophia of Constantinople, the Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade is the largest Orthodox church in terms of area.

This beautiful building of Orthodox architecture was built in the classical Byzantine style, and the history of its construction is full of drama. The work that began in 1935 was interrupted by the war, then the ban on religion during the Soviet period, and construction was only completed now.

Notre-Dame de la Paix. Ivory Coast

The Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary, erected in the capital of the state, the city of Yamoussoukro in 1989, was included in the Guinness Book of Records due to the fact that it occupies a huge area of ​​30 thousand square meters.

The dome of the temple soared into the sky to a height of 158 meters. Despite its impressive size, no more than 18 thousand believers can fit inside the building during services.

Sky Temple. China

The monumental temple and monastery complex covers an area of ​​267 hectares and is located in the heart of Beijing, and is the largest sanctuary of Buddhism.

The round temple, erected in 1420, was originally called the Temple of Heaven and Earth, but after the construction of a separate religious building on earth, it received its current name.

Saint Isaac's Cathedral. Russia

The churches of Russia are majestic and cannot but arouse admiration. The cathedral, erected in the first half of the 19th century in St. Petersburg on the site of a wooden church that previously stood here, is a classic example of Latin architecture.

Today it is the State Museum, but since 1991 the Orthodox community of the city received the right to hold services in the cathedral. The height of the building itself is 101 meters 50 centimeters.

Lotus Temple. India

One of the main places of worship of the Bahai religions was built in 1986 in New Delhi. The temple stands out not only for its original shape, but also for its enormous size.

Entrance to it is open to people of any religion, so thousands of pilgrims come to see this architectural miracle.

Buddhist temple Borobudur. Indonesia

The most unique and architecturally unusual religious building began to be built in the early Middle Ages in 800. But it was abandoned for a long period of time, and restored only in the twentieth century.

The Buddhist shrine, consisting of multiple architectural elements and sculptural objects, has become a major site for pilgrimage and tourism.

Masjid-ul-Haram Mosque. Saudi Arabia

In the main shrine for all Muslims, 700 thousand people can pray at once. Every Muslim must make a pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in his life, which is why the mosque was built so large.

In the center of the courtyard is the main shrine of Islam - the Kaaba, and the mosque itself is intended for collective prayers.

Saint Paul's Cathedral. Vatican

The largest and most majestic was founded in 1626, although the first basilicas on this site were erected during the reign of Emperor Constantine.

In the photo: St. Peter's Basilica - the largest church in the world

For a long time the building served as a church, and with the rise of the popes it became their main residence. Up to 60 thousand believers can be inside the cathedral at the same time, and more than 400 thousand can freely fit in the square in front of the cathedral.

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Summarizing

As you can see, the tallest and largest religious buildings are truly real architectural monuments. Architects of the past and modern masters put not only all their skills, but also their souls into the construction of these majestic buildings.

What are the largest temples you have personally seen or visited? The editors of the site ask you to write a couple of sentences about them in the comments.

Temples have long been considered the place where earth connects with heaven. Architects sought to make this connection more tangible, which is why there are many very tall churches in the world.

1. Height 161.5 m Ulm Cathedral (1377-1890), Ulm Germany

Tall temples made the connection between earth and sky tangible

2. Height 158 ​​m Notre-Dame de la Paix (1989) Height includes a cross on the main dome. Yamoussoukro Ivory Coast

The tallest temple is Ulm Cathedral. Height 161.5 m

3. Height 157.4 m Cologne Cathedral (1248-1880) The tallest church in the world with two identical towers. 533 steps lead to a height of 100 meters. Cologne. Germany

4. Height 151 m Rouen Cathedral (1877). The tallest cast iron tower in the world. Rouen. France

5. Height 147.3 m St. Nicholas Cathedral (1874). Not restored after World War II, left as a monument. Hamburg. Germany

6. Height 142 m Strasbourg Cathedral (1439). From 1625 to 1874, the tallest building of mankind. Strasbourg. France

7. Height 141.5 m Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lichen (2004). Lichen-Stary. Poland

8. Height 136.4 m St. Stephen's Cathedral (1433). Vein. Austria

9. Height 134.8 m New Cathedral (1924). Linz. Austria

10. Height 132.5 m St. Peter's Cathedral Petersdom (1626) Vatican

11. Height 132.2 m St. Peter's Cathedral First built in 1516. Rebuilt after the Hamburg fire of 1878. Hamburg. Germany

12. Height 132 m Church of St. Michael (1786). Colloquially called "Michel". Hamburg. Germany

13. Height 130.6 m St. Martin's Cathedral (1500) Landshut. Germany

14. Height 129 m Oratory of St. Joseph (1917-1967) Montreal. Canada

15. Height 125.4 m Church of St. James (1962) Hamburg. Germany

16. Height 124.9 m Church of St. Mary (1350) Lubeck. Germany

17. Height 124 m Cathedral in Maringa (1959-1972) Maringa. Brazil

18. Height 123.7 m Church of St. Olaf (1267) At the turn of the 16th century, the height reached 159 meters, which allowed it to be considered the tallest building in the world from 1549, when the tower of Lincoln Cathedral collapsed, until its own misfortune, a fire in 1625 Tallinn. Estonia

19. Height 123.5 m Church of St. Peter (1209-1690). Riga. Latvia.

20. Height 123.1 m Salisbury Cathedral (1220-1258). Salisbury. Great Britain

From historical information it is known that around the 16th century, a certain part of Serbia was under the yoke of Ottoman rule. That is why, in order to break the spirit of the inhabitants of Serbia, the Ottomans decided to violate the remains of Saint Sava, who is the founder of the Serbian church and is considered the most revered saint in this state.

From the same chronicles, information, and historical facts, it is known that the Ottoman Turks brought the remains to Belgrade and publicly burned them in front of the residents on Mount Vracar.

Cathedral of Saint Sava

Around the 19th century, Serbia gained its own independence and it was at that moment that the heartbreaking question arose about perpetuating the memory of the Shrine.

It was then that an architectural project arose to build the largest Orthodox church in the world on the site where the remains of St. Sava were burned. Around 1935, the foundation was laid, but some time later the Great War and the reign of Soviet power began, so the construction of the largest Orthodox church in the world was completed only in 2004.

The largest Orthodox church in the world.

Naturally, many Orthodox Christian believers may wonder whether this temple is worthy to bear such a great and honorable title as the largest in the world?

Historians, architects and other experts say that in fact this temple is the largest in size and has no equal in the whole world. As previously mentioned, the Church of St. Sava is located in Belgorod and is a record holder not only for design, but also for construction duration.

Some Christians claim that the largest cathedral is the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow, but scientists, after conducting several studies, have found that the Church of St. Sava is much larger in size and extent.

Every tourist, parishioner and pilgrim knows that if you come to Belgorod, the largest Orthodox church in the world is visible from any point, since it is located at the highest point above sea level. Architects claim that the cross, which is located on the dome of the cathedral, visually increases its height by about 12 m.

Currently, there is considerable debate about the exact style in which this temple was made. Clergy and historians claim that this is a neo-Byzantine style, while other experts put forward the opinion that this is a Serbian-Byzantine style. It is important to take into account that the priests of this Holy place claim that during worship the temple can accommodate more than 10,000 faithful parishioners and at the same time about 800 different choir singers.

Naturally, the temple has a place of honor, because it was there that the relics of the Shrine were burned around the 16th century.