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Orthodox Cathedral of Timişoara
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The Timişoara Orthodox Cathedral located in Timişoara, Romania was built between 1937 and 1940. Map of Romania showing Timisoara Timişoara (Hungarian: Temesvár, German: Temeswar or Temeschburg, Serbian: Temišvar, Turkish: Tamışvar) is a city in western Romania, in the Banat region, Timiş county, population 329,554 in 2000. ... Romania (formerly spelled Rumania or Roumania; Romanian: România) is a country in southeastern Europe. ... 1937 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ...


It has 11 towers, of which the central and the highest has a height of 96 meters. In the cathedral are kept many precious Romanian religious objects such as old icons and early Romanian writings, such as "Noul Testament de la Bălgrad" (The New Testament of Bălgrad / Alba-Iulia) of 1648 and "Cazania lui Varlaam" of 1643. Alba Iulia (Hungarian: Gyulafehérvár, German: Karlsburg) is a city in Alba county, Transylvania, Romania with a population of 66,369, located on the Mureş river. ...


The unique architectural style is quite unusual for the Romanian Orthodox Church, although some of its features are traditional Orthodox, such as the alterning red and cream-colored walls and the columns of the balcony. The Romanian Orthodox Church (Biserica Ortodoxă Română in Romanian) is one of the autocephalous Eastern Orthodox churches. ...


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The Timişoara Orthodox Cathedral located in Timişoara, Romania was built between 1937 and 1940.
In the cathedral are kept many precious Romanian religious objects such as old icons and early Romanian writings, such as "Noul Testament de la Bălgrad" (The New Testament of Bălgrad / Alba-Iulia) of 1648 and "Cazania lui Varlaam" of 1643.
The unique architectural style is quite unusual for the Romanian Orthodox Church, although some of its features are traditional Orthodox, such as the alterning red and cream-colored walls and the columns of the balcony.
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