Holy Virgin Cathedral

Description:

• This imposing Byzantine-style structure is crowned with five onion domes, each covered in 24-karat gold leaf. On a bright day, the sunlight hitting it is dazzling. Over the door, the mosaic tympanum, represents the Virgin Mary floating on a background of tiles also covered in pure gold leaf. Inside, is a glimpse back in time. The interior, consecrated in 1977, could just as easily date from 1577. Through the incense gleams the gold of more mosaics, these depicting various saints, and the precious metals of the icons that are everywhere.
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