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St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in Sofia

St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world and the second-largest cathedral located on the Balkan Peninsula. The construction of the Cathedral started in 1882 and completed in 1912.

The cathedral's gold-plated dome is 45 meters high with the bell tower reaching 53 meters. It also has 12 bells with total weight of 23 tons, the heaviest weighing 12 tons and the lightest 22 lbs.

 

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