Holy Trinity Cathedral, Blaj
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| Holy Trinity Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Sfânta Treime) |
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Holy Trinity Cathedral in Blaj. |
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| Basic information | |
| Location |  Blaj, Romania |
| Geographic coordinates | 46°10′25″N 23°55′23″E / 46.17361°N 23.92306°E |
| Affiliation | Romanian Greek Catholic |
| Year consecrated | 1749 |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Major cathedral |
| Architectural description | |
| Architect(s) | Anton Erhard Martinelli Johann Baptist Martinelli |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Architectural style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1749 |
| Construction cost | 61,000 Austrian florins |
| Specifications | |
| Dome(s) | 2 |
The Holy Trinity Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Sfânta Treime) in Blaj, Romania is a Romanian Greek Catholic cathedral commissioned by bishop Inocențiu Micu-Klein in 1738. The church was built by Viennese architects Anton Erhard Martinelli and Johann Baptist Martinelli, being completed in 1749.[1]
The building was extended in 1838, when the two monumental towers were added.
[edit] References
- ^ Porumb, Marius. "Catedrala Sfânta Treime din Blaj la 1751" (in Romanian). Acta Musei (Cluj-Napoca) 32: 353–57.
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