Timisoara; Biserica Ortodoxă ''Naşterea Maicii Domnului''
The Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God is an Orthodox church located in the Iosefin district of Timișoara.
The church was built between 1931 and 1936 according to the plans of the architect Victor Vlad in the neo-Byzantine style, which is inspired by the model of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, including the buttresses, the shape of the dome and the separate bell tower.
The mural, executed in the "fresco bono" style, belongs to the painters Catul Bogdan (altar apse) and Ioachim Miloia (dome) and was restored in 1958 by Professor Anastasie Demian, who added 18 additional biblical scenes.
In 1983-1985 Professor Victor Jurca added 70 additional scenes.
The iconostasis, the chandelier and the tomb of the Lord, in the style of the Curtea de Argeș Baptistery, were carved in linden wood by Ștefan Gajo.
The thrones, chairs and benches were carved in oak wood by Traian Novac.
The floor is made of a combination of white Rușchița marble and pink marble.
In the cemetery, laid out like a small park, there are the busts of the five founders of the church: Iacob Marian, Eng. Victor Vlad, Rev. Ioan Imbroane, Ave. Emanuil Ungurianu and Ioachim Miloia, executed by the sculptor Aurel Gheorghe Ardeleanu.
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Timisoara; Biserica Ortodoxă ''Naşterea Maicii Domnului''
The Church of the Nativity of the Mother of God is an Orthodox church located in the Iosefin district of Timișoara.
The church was built between 1931 and 1936 according to the plans of the architect Victor Vlad in the neo-Byzantine style, which is inspired by the model of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, including the buttresses, the shape of the dome and the separate bell tower.
The mural, executed in the "fresco bono" style, belongs to the painters Catul Bogdan (altar apse) and Ioachim Miloia (dome) and was restored in 1958 by Professor Anastasie Demian, who added 18 additional biblical scenes.
In 1983-1985 Professor Victor Jurca added 70 additional scenes.
The iconostasis, the chandelier and the tomb of the Lord, in the style of the Curtea de Argeș Baptistery, were carved in linden wood by Ștefan Gajo.
The thrones, chairs and benches were carved in oak wood by Traian Novac.
The floor is made of a combination of white Rușchița marble and pink marble.
In the cemetery, laid out like a small park, there are the busts of the five founders of the church: Iacob Marian, Eng. Victor Vlad, Rev. Ioan Imbroane, Ave. Emanuil Ungurianu and Ioachim Miloia, executed by the sculptor Aurel Gheorghe Ardeleanu.
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