patriarchal cathedral

The Patriarchal Cathedral is situated on a beautiful and quiet hill, filled with vegetation. There is a big plaza around the cathedral, but the focal point is the interior, beautifully painted and decorated. Inside there are relics of Saint Dimitar Basarbowski and of Saints Constantine and Helen and it can be extremely crowded, with kilometers long queues around 27th of October.

Very recent, probably it's not worth a visit, unless you want to see the patriarch with its long beard :)

A very old church,built around 1650.For me it looks just like any other regular church,not very big,not very adorned,not very high.All in all,not very impressive.

This cathedral is situated near Unirii square, 10 minutes walk let's say. the sourroundings are very quiet. It is a place meditate and get out of the crowded city.

Located on one of the few peaks which are preserved from the old Bucharest, Patriarchal Cathedral is the heart of an architectural complex that includes also Patriarchate Palace and the Patriarchal Residence. The beginnings of the building is placed in the middle of the seventeenth century. The mural painting o the cathedral is made in Neo-Byzantine style.The most valuable treasure of the cathedral is represented by the relics of Saint Demetrius the New.

Place that definitely should be visited in Bucharest. Wonderful and peaceful interior beautiful painted.

Beautiful church and residence of the Patriarch, interesting architecture and beautiful interior. Small but worth a look

lovely cathedral situated on a hill in the center of the city . the paintings are stunning , and u can assist the mass or u can visit and take some pictures to the beautiful frescoes inside .

Well worth a visit. Lovely cathedral located at Str Dealul Mitropoliei Piata Unirii on a slight hill. You can go inside and have a look round.

The place is very quiet and proper for prayers and the painted icons are fabulous. A must if you're visiting Bucharest.

This palace and the cathedral-church is the result of the Romanian aims to be united in one single country on the 17th century when all the 3 neighboring big empires of those times (Russian, Ottoman and Austrian-Hungarian) were not really happy to let it happen, or at least not without some benefits…Looking from outside and inside of the palace or of the cathedral one can see the different stages of building, the different styles, which shows the difficulties and burden of the Romanians who had to fight and reconstruct their country after many and repeated wars with the surrounding enemies, but assuring the stability and peace on the western Europe, at least by stopping the Ottomans to go further deep to Europe. It’s located on the top of a hill of Bucharest down town, just in front of the Unirii meadow (Splaiul Unirii) and the Unirii Square and the big Unirii departmental store and does not need a ticket to visit.For those Christians more religion addicted, the cathedral church will be even more than a touristic visit, while praying on the altar icons and at the St. New Dimitri relic’s coffin. It’s good to know that there on the small palace across the church is the Romanian Patriarch house too.

Well worth the stop to see the icons and art. The frescos were stunning. You can enter during a Mass but be respectful of the worshipers. Ladies should cover their head as well but they will not be called out for not having a cover. I believe you can take photos when there is not an active Mass ceremony.

The Patriarchal Cathedral is in my opinion one of the main sights in Bucharest. You can go there for a visit during the whole day (if there is no ceremony). There are beautiful frescoes inside and it´s a must see during your visit to Bucharest. The Romanian Patriarch also lives there, right next to the Cathedral.

Every important city has monumental cathedrals. But in Bucharest, modesty can describe best this building. Here is the romanian church leadership. Traditional events take place with every religious holiday, so if you saw a large crowd, you must be adviced that they came here to pray.

I found the Patriarchal Cathedral to be a quiet and peaceful place. The frescos on the walls of the interior of the building are beautiful. Be aware that you are no longer allowed to take photographs inside. I was able to spend quite a bit of time there and enjoyed it. The majority of the local population are Romanian Orthodox and religion is a big part of life. This is very evident when you visit as you see people lighting candles and venerating the icons. It is a bit of an uphill walk to get there but worth the visit.