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St. Michael's Cathedral (Romanian: Catedrala Sfântul Mihail, Hungarian: Gyulafehérvári Szent Mihály érseki székesegyház) is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Alba Iulia, Romania, and is the oldest and longest cathedral in the country.
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St. Michael Catholic Cathedral © Romulus Opriscan. Saint Michael’s Cathedral of Alba Iulia was built between 1247 and 1291, which makes it contemporary to the famous Notre Dame of Paris. Furthermore, it appears that a great French architect, Villard de Honnecourt, contributed to its design.
The Cathedral of St Michael, Alba Iulia. The seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Transylvania located in Alba Julia, was founded by the Hungarian King Saint Istvan in about 1009 AD. The original cathedral was built in the second half of the 11th century: a basilica with three naves and one apse in a semicircular shape, extended with a ...
St. Michael's Cathedral, Kodungallur, in Kerala; a cathedral in India; St. Michael's Cathedral, Iligan City, Philippines; St. Michael's Cathedral, Łomża, Poland; St. Michael's Cathedral, Alba Iulia, Romania; Russia. St. Michael's Cathedral (Izhevsk) Cathedral of the Archangel, Moscow; Saint Michael's Cathedral, Sochi; Ukraine. St ...
Catedrala Romano-Catolică Sfântul Mihail este situată în interiorul cetății Alba Iulia și este cel mai valoros monument de arhitectură romanică și gotică din Transilvania. Lăcașul deține două recorduri: este cea mai veche și totodată cea mai lungă (93 m în ax) catedrală din România.
Completed in 1291, this is Romania's most venerable Roman Catholic cathedral as well as the country's longest, at slightly over 89m. Royal tombs, including Queen Isabella and her son (the first prince of Transylvania) are inside, as well as a 2209-pipe organ framed by a medley of baroque and Gothic decoration.
Alba Iulia Cathedral may refer to one of two cathedrals in Alba Iulia, Romania : St. Michael's Cathedral (Roman Catholic) Coronation Cathedral (Romanian Orthodox) Category: Disambiguation pages.
