Saint Sophia Cathedral, London

Saint Sophia Cathedral is a Greek Orthodox church on Moscow Road in the area of . It was consecrated as the Church of the Holy Wisdom on 5 February 1882 by Antonios, Metropolitan of Corfu, as a focus for the prosperous Greek community that had settled in London, particularly around , and .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: Greek Orthodox cathedral in London
  • Also known as: “cathedral of London”, “Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Sophia”, “St Sophia’s Cathedral, London”, “St Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral”, “St. Sophia’s Cathedral, London”, and “St. Sophia’s Greek Orthodox Cathedral”
  • Address: Moscow Road, London

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bayswater tube station and New West End Synagogue.

Metro station
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Bayswater is a London Underground station, located in the area of the . It is on the Circle line and the Edgware Road branch of the District line, between and stations. is situated 700 feet east of Saint Sophia Cathedral, London.

Synagogue
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The is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in St. Petersburgh Place, , in the , , , in the United Kingdom. is situated 570 feet southeast of Saint Sophia Cathedral, London.

Church
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St Matthew's is a Church of England parish church, located in St. Petersburgh Place, , , near the and Greek Orthodox Cathedral of Saint Sophia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayswater and Black Lion Gate.

Suburb
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is an area in the . It is a built-up district with a population density of 17,500 per square kilometre, and is located between to the south, to the north-east, and to the west.

Locality
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is a locality.

Neighborhood
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The is one of several modernist housing projects in , , and was designed in the immediate postwar period by the Tecton architecture practice, led by Berthold Lubetkin.

Saint Sophia Cathedral, London

Latitude
51.51246° or 51° 30′ 45″ north
Longitude
-0.19145° or 0° 11′ 29″ west
Inception
1882
Open location code
9C3XGR65+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 121375101
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q3464425
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Turkish—“Saint Sophia Cathedral, London” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “希腊正教会圣索菲亚主教座堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديسه صوفيا لندن”
  • French: “Cathédrale Sainte-Sophie de Londres”
  • French: “Sainte-Sophie”
  • German: “Saint Sophia Cathedral (London)”
  • German: “Saint Sophia Cathedral”
  • Greek: “Καθεδρικός ναός της Αγίας Σοφίας”
  • Japanese: “聖ソフィア大聖堂 (ロンドン)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Saint Sophia Cathedral, London”
  • Polish: “Katedra greckoprawosławna św. Zofii w Londynie”
  • Polish: “Katedra św. Zofii w Londynie”
  • Polish: “Sobór św. Zofii w Londynie”
  • Russian: “Софийский собор”
  • Turkish: “Saint Sophia Katedrali, Londra”

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Highlights include Prince’s Square Gardens and PureGym.

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