Cathedral of the Nativity of the Mother of God

Sarajevo


Sarajevo's Orthodox cathedral (dedicated in 1872) has a soaring interior space, a vast gilded iconostasis (a gift from the Russian royal family) and two rows of stained-glass windows. At night the building is artfully lit.


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