Transylvania
Cluj County
Cluj-Napoca

Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral

The Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral is the most famous Romanian Orthodox church of , . Built in a Romanian Brâncovenesc style, a synthesis of Renaissance and Byzantine architecture, it lies on the Avram Iancu Square, together with the Cluj-Napoca National Theatre and the Avram Iancu Statue.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Romanian Orthodox
  • Description: heritage site in Cluj County, Romania
  • Also known as: “Catedrala Ortodoxă „Adormirea Maicii Domnului”” and “Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral, Cluj-Napoca”
  • Address: Cluj-Napoca
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Lucian Blaga National Theatre and Unitarian Church.

Theater building
Photo: ZARAKA Z, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is in , Romania, sharing its building with the Romanian Opera. is situated 210 metres southeast of Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral.

Church
Photo: Roamata, Public domain.
The Cluj-Napoca is a located in , . Built in a late Baroque style between 1792 and 1796, according to the plans of Anton Türk, the apse is semicircular and the vestibule faces south. is situated 340 metres west of Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral.

Historic building
The Mauksch–Hintz House is a historic building on the Main Square of , Romania, which houses the first pharmacy in the city. The classicist façade dates back to the 1820s; the ground-floor and the basement however were built in the Renaissance era. is situated 510 metres west of Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gruia and Gheorgheni.

Suburb
Photo: Mieresch, CC0.
is a district to the north-west of the center of in . The area was named after Romanian hajduk Novac in 1923.

Suburb
is a district located in the south-east of in . It has inherited its name from the nearby village of Gheorghieni, part of commune.

Suburb
Photo: JøMa, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a southern district of in . It consists largely of blocks of flats ranging from 4 to 10 storeys. The district is home to the Observator student housing campus.

Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral

Latitude
46.77189° or 46° 46′ 19″ north
Longitude
23.59635° or 23° 35′ 47″ east
Open location code
8GR5QHCW+QG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 202370084
Open­Street­Map feature
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Open­Street­Map feature
building=­cathedral
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­romanian_orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q669890
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Spanish—“Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral” goes by many names.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Dormition of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral”. Photo: Валерий Дед, CC BY 3.0.