St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral

This giant piece of beauty is one of the reasons I enjoy walking around here at night in Sofia. This is actually one of the youngest churches in Sofia, probably the youngest. It was dedicated to the many Russian soldiers who gave their lives during  The Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, in which this nation was freed from Ottoman rule. This building itself is a little less than a hundred years old. It was started back in the early 1900s. It is even said that the Gypsy people use to climb the building in attempts to recover some of the gold from the many domes. 

This building is one of the main attractions to the capital city here of Sofia. It is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox churches in the world, and can easily hold upwards of 10,000 people inside it. In all of the Balkan Peninsula it is the second largest cathedral, behind Cathedral of Saint Sava in Belgrade, Serbia.

 There are so many different angles at which you can view this church. You can see it in the sunlight from many locations around the city. Or if you are like myself, then you will speechless seeing this wondrous piece of architecture as a backdrop with the sunset, or moonlight. This evening especially, my Aussie friend Jimmy and I were walking towards one side of the cathedral and just stopped in awe of the beauty.

Here is a little more information about the cathedral. 
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                                                        front shot in the daytime

                                                 a very unedited version

                                            nighttime via the iPod