Cathedral of Saint Sava ( Храм Светог Саве ), Belgrade , Serbia

The Cathedral of Saint Sava (Serbian: Храм Светог Саве or Hram Svetog Save)

One of the largest Orthodox churches currently in use.It is the largest in the Balkans and perhaps the world. The church is dedicated to Saint Sava, founder of the Serbian Orthodox Church and an important figure in medieval Serbia. It is built on the Vračar plateau, on the location where his remains are thought to have been burned in 1595 by the Ottoman Empire's Sinan Pasha. From its location, it dominates Belgrade's cityscape, and is perhaps the most monumental building in the city. The building of the church structure is being financed exclusively by donations. The parish home is nearby, as will be the planned patriarchal building.
The dome is 70m high, while the main gold plated cross is another 12 m high, witch is giving a total of 82 m to the Cathedral of Saint Sava. The peak is 134 m (439.6 ft) above the sea level (64 m [210 ft] above the Sava river); therefore the church holds a dominant position in Belgrade's cityscape and is visible from all approaches to the city.
The church is 91 m (298.5 ft) long from east to west, and 81 m (265.7 ft) from north to south. It is 70 m (229.65 ft) tall, with the main gold-plated cross extending for 12 more meters (39.4 ft). Its domes have 18 more gold-plated crosses of various sizes, while the bell towers have 49 bells.
It has a surface area of 3,500 square metres on the ground floor, with three galleries of 1,500 m2 on the first level, and a 120 m2 gallery on the second level. The Cathedral can receive 10,000 faithful at any one time. The choir gallery seats 800 singers.
The basement contains a crypt, the treasury of Saint Sava, and the grave church of Saint Lazar the Hero martyr, with a total surface of 1.800 m2.
The facade is in white marble and granite and, when finished, the inner decorations will be of mosaics. The central dome will contain a mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. To give a sense of the monumental scale, the eyes will each be about 3 meters wide.

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[AppLeButaphory1]

greetings from georgia.. god bless us orthodox brothers and all christians

[serbiansoul23]

@AppLeButaphory1

მადლობა თქვენი კომენტარი. ღმერთმა დაგლოცოთ.

[KrolSPB]

Хорошее видео!

[serbiansoul23]

@KrolSPB

Спасибо. Слава России!

Привет из Сербии и Черногории.

[muxbalsoc]

lepa Beograd!

[serbiansoul23]

@muxbalsoc

Gracias.

[mathecar2000]

é maravilhosa as imagens e o som (is wonderfull images and sound)

[sirjohn2u]

Long live the Serbian soul!!! Orthodoxia!!!

[littlemonster1296]

Srecan vam praznik. <3

[hrdyslovak]

брате ово је огромна церква и ово видео је велика благодат пре душу православног хрисћанина.Нисам знао до данаснехо дана да се св Сава зовео Растко како и ја сам крсчен у православие.Хвала за предивно видео.Храни вас Господ православни братиа и сестри.Поздрав од православног словака.Господи помилуј.

[zeljkothegreekserb]

@thunderstomper1 incorrect,saint sava temple is bigger,i checked,however its said that it is the largest orthodox church in the world,but i am not sure about that because of agia sophia may be larger,but in order to see that we need to unite and chase away dirty turks and rebuild sophia again....

[AppLeButaphory1]

@serbiansoul23  ღმერთმა დაგლოცოთ და გაგახაროთ ..ამინ!!

[Nemanja1475]

@thunderstomper1 Cathadral of Saint Alekader Nevsky is 53 feet tall...Saint Sava is 82 feet tall...

[Nemanja1475]

People are incredibly dumb...

This is a TEMPLE not Cathadral !!!!!!!!!!

[thunderstomper1]

This is not the Largest on the Balkans it is the second largest

The largest is in Bulgaria .

In the capital Sofia ... Saint Alexander NEvsky cathedral is the largest orthodox cathedral on the Balkans

Съжалявам братя Сърби но Свети Алехсандър Невски е ПО-ГОЛЯМА КАТЕДРАЛА от Св Сава