Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral
The Cathedral for the Salvation of Romanian People (Romanian: Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului Românesc) is a proposed Romanian Orthodox cathedral to be built in Bucharest.
| People's Salvation Cathedral | |
| Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Location | Bucharest |
| Country | Romania |
| Denomination | Romanian Orthodox |
| Website | Official website |
| Architecture | |
| Status | Under Construction |
| Groundbreaking | 3 September 2010 |
| Completed | 2015 (est.) |
| Construction cost | €400 mil |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 5,000 (cathedral), 125,000 (complex) |
| Length | 120 meters |
| Width | 70 meters |
| Height | 120 meters |
| Number of floors | 5 |
| Number of domes | 8 |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Romanian Orthodox Church |
The construction project and especially its location have been subject of heated national debates. The current project explicitly displays architectural detail from all Romanian provinces and territories.
Select committees of the Romanian Senate and the Mayor of Bucharest had been reviewing different variants well in advance of October 2004. This edifice will also serve as the Cathedral for the Patriarchate of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
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