Cathedral of Saint Sava, Belgrade

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The Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade is one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world and a major Serbian religious and national landmark dedicated to Saint Sava, the founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox church
Serbian Orthodox church building
cathedral
architecturalStyle Serbo-Byzantine Revival NERFINISHED
architecturalType domed basilica
capacity around 10,000 worshippers
city Belgrade NERFINISHED
consecrationYear 2004
constructionInterruptedDuring World War II NERFINISHED
constructionResumed 1980s
country Serbia
dedicatedTo Saint Sava NERFINISHED
denomination Serbian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
domeHeight about 70 meters
floorArea about 3,500 square meters
function cathedral church of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Belgrade
governingBody Serbian Orthodox Church NERFINISHED
groundbreakingDate 1935
hasBellTowers two
hasCrosses gilded crosses on domes
hasDome four smaller domes
main central dome
hasFeature bell towers
crypt
iconostasis
marble and granite façade
hasMosaicDecoration altar area
crypt
interior dome
hasParish Saint Sava parish NERFINISHED
height about 79 meters
heritageStatus prominent cultural monument of Serbia
interiorDecorationCompleted 2010s
isOneOf largest Orthodox churches in the world
locatedIn Belgrade NERFINISHED
Vračar NERFINISHED
locatedOn Vračar plateau NERFINISHED
material granite
white marble
namedAfter Saint Sava NERFINISHED
religion Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodoxy
significance major Serbian national landmark
major Serbian religious landmark
symbolOf Serbian Orthodoxy NERFINISHED
Serbian national identity
tourism major tourist attraction in Belgrade
usedFor national ceremonies
religious services
state and church celebrations

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Patriarch Irinej burialPlace Cathedral of Saint Sava, Belgrade
Temple of Saint Sava plateau dominantStructure Cathedral of Saint Sava, Belgrade
this entity surface form: Church of Saint Sava
Slavija Square nearbyLandmark Cathedral of Saint Sava, Belgrade
this entity surface form: Temple of Saint Sava