Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa de Sao Paulo

Side view of the Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa.

Interior view of the Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa.

The Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa de São Paulo is the neo-Byzantine style cathedral of the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Arquidiocese Ortodoxa Antioquina de São Paulo e Todo o Brasil of the city of São Paulo in Brazil . It is one of the largest Orthodox cathedrals in the world.

The church was built from 1942 to 1954 and consecrated in 1954. It is modeled on Hagia Sophia and is located on Rua Vergueiro 1515.

Web links

Commons : Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa de São Paulo  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Catedral Metropolitana Ortodoxa de São Paulo - SP. In: catedralortodoxa.com.br. Arquidiocese(Brazilian Portuguese). 
• Description of the cathedral (Brazilian Portuguese)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Abdeluahed Akmir: Los árabes en América Latina: Historia de una emigración ( Spanish ). Siglo XXI de España Editores, 2009, ISBN 978-84-323-1419-3 , p. 249 (accessed August 30, 2012).
2. ↑ Alex Robinson, Gardenia Robinson: Brazil Handbook , 7th Edition, Footprint Travel Guides, May 17, 2011, ISBN 978-1-907263-26-2 , pp. 198– (Accessed August 30, 2012).

Coordinates: 23 ° 34 ′ 48.7 "  S , 46 ° 38 ′ 25.4"  W.