Cathedral of Saint Sava

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Creator(s)

architect: Aleksandar Deroko (Serbian, 1894-1988)

Time period

other date: Society for the Construction of the Cathedral of Saint Sava on Vracar founded, 1895, design date: 1st contest for design of the building resulted in 5 designs, none chosen, 1905, design date: New appeal for designs, A. Deroko chosen to build the Cathedral, 1926, creation date: begun, 1935, other date: Halt of work for many years following the 1941 invasion of Yugoslavia, 1941, other date: Requests to continue building, final permission granted, 1958-1984, creation date: Resumed construction, 1985, other date: Dome in place, 1989, other date: Cathedral construction mostly complete, but interior decoration remains largely unfinished, 2009-present

Location

Site: Belgrade (Serbia, Serbia)

Cultural context

Serbian

Description

exterior, construction in progress, 1989

Work type

Cathedral

Keywords

Cathedrals

Churches

Domes