Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest
Saint Joseph Cathedral is a Catholic church in Bucharest, Romania, that serves as the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Bucharest. It is located at 19 General Berthelot Street.Photo: Neoclassicism Enthusiast, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic Romanesque Revival cathedral in Bucharest, Romania
- Also known as: “Catedrala romano-catolică Sfântul Iosif”, “Catedrala Sf. Iosif”, “Cathedral of St Joseph”, and “St. Joseph’s Cathedral”
- Address: București
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Romanian Atheneum and National Museum of Art of Romania.
Romanian Atheneum
Theater building
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The Romanian Athenaeum is a concert hall in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and a landmark of the Romanian capital city. Opened in 1888, the ornate, domed, circular building is the city's most prestigious concert hall and home of the "George Enescu" Philharmonic and of the George Enescu Festival. Romanian Atheneum is situated 480 metres east of Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest.
National Museum of Art of Romania
Museum
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The National Museum of Art of Romania is located in the Royal Palace in Revolution Square, central Bucharest. It features collections of medieval and modern Romanian art, as well as the international collection assembled by the Romanian royal family. National Museum of Art of Romania is situated 420 metres southeast of Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest.
Kretzulescu Palace
Castle
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Kretzulescu Palace is a historic building near the Cișmigiu Gardens on Știrbei Vodă Street nr. 39, in Bucharest, Romania. It was built for the Kretzulescu family in 1902–1904 by Romanian architect Petre Antonescu. Kretzulescu Palace is situated 360 metres southwest of Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bucharest Old Town and Cotroceni.
Bucharest Old Town
Suburb
Photo: Giuseppe Milo, CC BY 2.0.
The Old Town is located in the center of Bucharest, Romania, and is known for its nightlife. Ion C. Brătianu Boulevard crosses the historic center from north to south, dividing this area into two approximately equal parts.
Cotroceni
Suburb
Cotroceni is a neighbourhood in western Bucharest, Romania, located around the Cotroceni hill, in Bucharest's Sector 5. The nearest Metro stations are Eroilor, Academia Militară, and Politehnica.
Dorobanți
Suburb
Dorobanți is a neighborhood in Sector 1, Bucharest. The neighborhood is dominated by red brick buildings and glass buildings. Main intersections/squares are Perla, Dorobanți Square, Alexandru Lahovari Square, Charles de Gaulle Square, and Quito Square.
Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest
- Categories: cathedral, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sector 1, Municipiul Bucureşti, Bucharest, Wallachian Plain, Muntenia, Romania, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
44.44211° or 44° 26′ 32″ northLongitude
26.09138° or 26° 5′ 29″ eastOpen location code
8GP8C3RR+RHOpenStreetMap ID
way 75481867OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q1355440
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Spanish—“Saint Joseph Cathedral, Bucharest” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Сабор Святога Іосіфа”
- Dutch: “Cathedral of St Joseph”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه القديس يوسف”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo de Sankta Jozefo”
- Esperanto: “Katedralo Sankta Jozefo”
- German: “Kathedrale St. Josef”
- Hungarian: “Szent József-székesegyház”
- Indonesian: “Katedral Bukares”
- Italian: “cattedrale di San Giuseppe”
- Italian: “Cattedrale di San Giuseppe”
- Polish: “Katedra św. Józefa w Bukareszcie”
- Polish: “Katedra Świętego Józefa w Bukareszcie”
- Romanian: “Catedrala ‘Sf. Iosif’ din Bucureşti”
- Romanian: “Catedrala ‘Sf. Iosif’ din București”
- Romanian: “Catedrala romano-catolică „Sf. Iosif“”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Sf. Iosif din Bucureşti”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Sf. Iosif din București”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Sfântul Iosif din Bucureşti”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Sfântul Iosif din București”
- Romanian: “Catedrala Sfântul Iosif”
- Russian: “Собор Святого Иосифа”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San Jose”
- Spanish: “Catedral de San José”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Facultatea de Teologie Romano-Catolică and Biserica Reformată Calvineum.
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