St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/St._Alexander_Nevsky_Cathedral,_Sofia
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf cathedral
gptkbp:address gptkb:pl._Sveti_Aleksandar_Nevski,_Sofia,_Bulgaria
gptkbp:architect gptkb:Alexander_Pomerantsev
gptkb:Alexander_Smirnov
gptkb:Alexander_Yakovlev
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Neo-Byzantine
gptkbp:bellWeight largest bell weighs 12 tons
gptkbp:capacity 5000
gptkbp:consecrationDate 1924
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1882
gptkbp:country gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkbp:cryptHouses gptkb:Museum_of_Bulgarian_Icons
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Alexander_Nevsky
gptkbp:denomination gptkb:Bulgarian_Orthodox_Church
gptkbp:diameter 28 meters
gptkbp:features gptkb:castle
crypt
gold-plated dome
gptkbp:height 53 meters
gptkbp:heritageStatus monument of culture
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Sofia
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Saint_Alexander_Nevsky
gptkbp:numberOfBells 12
gptkbp:numberOfFloors 3170 square meters
gptkbp:purpose commemorate Russian soldiers who died in the Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
gptkbp:significance one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world
gptkbp:status patriarchal cathedral
gptkbp:touristAttraction yes
gptkbp:yearCompleted 1912
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Bourchier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6