Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Elena
The Cathedral of Saints Constantine and Elena was built between 1924 and 1933. Originally it was planned to build the church according to the design of the Assumption Cathedral in Astrakhan, but the Bucharest architect Adrian Gabrilescu slightly modified it. Visarion Puiu, Metropolitan Bishop of the Romanian Orthodox Church, wished to consecrate the cathedral immediately after its completion in the presence of King Carol II. However, in view of the weather, the monarch chose to postpone the ceremony until 14 October 1934. But one week before the scheduled date, King Alexander I of Yugoslavia was killed in Marseille. The cathedral was not consecrated until 1935.
