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

interior, side of church (under construction), interior from ground windows to half dome to central dome, 1989

Work type

Cathedral

Keywords

Cathedrals

Churches

Domes