{"id":198,"date":"2007-11-22T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2007-11-22T11:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=198"},"modified":"2013-12-02T22:45:15","modified_gmt":"2013-12-02T11:45:15","slug":"alexander-nevsky-cathedral-sofia-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/bulgaria\/things-to-see-in-sofia\/alexander-nevsky-cathedral-sofia-bulgaria","title":{"rendered":"Alexander Nevsky Cathedral &#8211; Sofia, Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This massive, awe-inspiring church is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world.\u00a0 Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a symbol not just of Sofia but of Bulgaria itself and naturally is a top tourist attraction.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_4598\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/destination\/Bulgaria\/Sofia\/Sofia2005\/alexander_nevsky_cathedral_DSC_2754\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4598\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/alexander_nevsky_cathedral_DSC_2754.jpg?resize=300%2C226\" alt=\"St Alexander Nevski, Sofia\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4598\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/alexander_nevsky_cathedral_DSC_2754.jpg?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/11\/alexander_nevsky_cathedral_DSC_2754.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-4598\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">St Alexander Nevsky Cathedral<\/p><\/div>The cathedral was built between 1904 and 1912\u00a0to honour\u00a0the Russian Tsar Alexander II\u00a0and the 200,000 Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, which resulted in Bulgaria being liberated from Ottoman rule.\u00a0 It was also named after St. Alexander Nevsky, the patron saint of the Tsar and his family.<\/p>\n<p>The main entrance is laid with\u00a0marble with mosaics above the doorways and the domes are laden with 8 kilograms of gold.\u00a0 The interior\u00a0is stunning and\u00a0richly decorated with the best material imported from overseas.\u00a0 Check out the high painted ceilings, stained glass windows, mosaic floor, and marble and woodcarvings covering the walls.<\/p>\n<p>Inside the Aleksander Nevski Crypt, also known as the Museum of Icons, are displays of Bulgaria&#8217;s biggest and best collection of religious icons.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This massive, awe-inspiring church is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world.\u00a0 Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a symbol not just of Sofia but of Bulgaria itself and naturally is a top tourist attraction.\u00a0 The cathedral was built between 1904 and 1912\u00a0to honour\u00a0the Russian Tsar Alexander II\u00a0and the 200,000 Russian soldiers who died [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-things-to-see-in-sofia"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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