Romania is Building the Biggest Orthodox Church in the World

[@mikexstad1121]

Minnesota has a publicly funded NFL stadium that cost $1.4B (not including maintenance)

[@QBCPerdition]

And it is full of the faithful on Sundays, too. And yes, it takes faith to believe a team that has never won a super bowl will win it this year. Cheers from WI. 😂

[@timwhite7127]

@@QBCPerdition Dayum, you made me want to root for the Packers with that one...

[@vanfja]

You will hardly ever see a video about this or the huge religious and nationalistic monuments being built in India, China ect.

[@verigumetin4291]

@@QBCPerdition Ok, That was funny.

[@pavlikmorozovgaming468]

Yeah, but stadiums can earn money, lots of it. Like allianz arena or tottenham's new stadium.

[@singoller3749]

Frati mei, best of wishes from Bulgaria! I hope the church gets completed and is enjoyed and appreciated by the people in the near future! 🇧🇬❤️🇷🇴

[@destiaptah2197]

@@killer_queen4062 Ce te mai fute pe tine grija de scoli si de spitale... mai bine, trage mai putin pe nas... si vezi ce se intampla prin spitale si prin scoli... si poate, daca ai ceva creier pe acolo prin tartacutza aia a ta... vei intelege de ce e nevoie de o CATEDRALA CREȘTINĂ (ca biserici sunt... desi foarte multe au fost demolate de Ceasca)... asta daca si pricepi DE CE, ROMĂNIA AVEA NEVOIE DE O CATEDRALĂ NAȚIONALĂ... așa cum au TOATE ȚĂRILE CREȘTINE... CU TRADIȚIE!

[@Влахия]

Те построиха тази църква понеже не искаха българския светец Димитър Басарбовски да им бъде още в тяхната Патриаршия.А ти си и неолиберален соросоид и глупак.Апропо,Румъния няма неолиберали а само бивши комунисти,големи мафиоти.

[@projectzet]

think about the stats its gonna give to the region, + 15 religion and +5 happiness...

[@florinsx]

-20 moneys

[@Crimethoughtfull]

-5 relations with other Orthodox countries cuz you beat them to the Monument. ;-)

[@CalinCosma]

-1000 science, -400 million gold.

[@rudociliak6683]

@@CalinCosma thinking science is held back by orthodoxy , or Christian religion in the modern world is as old a thought. those days ended over a century ago. in fact it's because Christianity embraced science (albeit with difficulty in some areas still) into public education that it also birthed. Some of the worlds greatest sientists, most of them in fact, were christians, and believed the science and religion was intertwined in the same path of truth.

[@light_splitter]

-78 intelligence... oh wait, it is actually this stat that enabled the construction in the first place

[@abcdmefgh2843]

I'm Catholic, but I'll definitely visit. Too many economists forget the value the beautiful architecture has in itself.

[@UlpianHeritor]

My mom is Orthodox, but she prays in Catholic churches too. We have the same God.

[@supercat4539]

@@UlpianHeritor Amen, I think between Catholics and Orthodoxy we are the closest to God, despite our disputes over who is right.

[@UlpianHeritor]

The divide between Catholicism and Orthodoxy in Christianity has historically been more political than theological. The theological difference, while present, is relatively minor and really insignificant in practice. These distinctions are primarily of concern to clergy and religious scholars, rather than the average believer.

[@tiberiupaslaru3830]

There is no “beautiful architecture in this monstrous building” … if you’re thinking Sagrada Familia from Barcelona, then you are are gravely mistaken. This big church has the architecture of the other big communist buildings in Bucharest… massive concrete, simple design, ugly appearance

[@bernardcernea6792]

but it's ugly af (source: im Romanian)

[@shockerx95]

this shows the true separation of church and state in Romania, about 50 meters

[@catalina5382]

Haha, a good one ( and very real unfortunately)

[@obiwankenobi6871]

Good ☦️

[@vladu__e]

@obiwankenobi6871 ew.

[@pizza8725]

We literally have 98% christianity rate Ofc those won't really be seperated

[@Shotgun_Only]

You are saying it like it’s a bad thing

[@andys3035]

As an Orthodox Christian in the US, I'll definitely put this on a pilgrimage trip in the near future. ☦️

[@joeb5080]

But screw historic churches, right? Also, that's the Russian cross. Romania mostly uses the normal cross: ✝. Why do Americans shove the Russian cross down everyone's throat?

[@andys3035]

@joeb5080 absolutely not. I'd love to visit the historic churches like the Church of the Holy Sepulchre or Hagia Sophia someday too.

[@PantheraOnca60]

As a Catholic in the U.S., I might join you on that pilgrimage.

[@joeb5080]

@@andys3035 What I mean is, Orthodox-majority countries have countless historic churches, from the 5th century to the 10th to the 17th to the 19th to early 20th. Of all churches, you're mentioning *this* one in the same breath as Holy Sepulchre and Agia Sophia?

[@AS-010o0]

I’m Catholic and I would love to visit too❤

[@cerovec123]

11:30 no Serbia is not part of the EU nor the Schengen-area

[@MisterPatel]

Good, they're nazis

[@weamibrahim2146]

Romania itself isn't yet. Just by air and sea, but there are still some land border checks

[@geoms6263]

Serbia is a free russian territory

[@jm036]

And may it remain so!

[@jm036]

@@geoms6263 haha if only

[@Adelwapen04]

I’m Swedish protestant but I will definitely visit the sight this year when I visit even if it’s not completed. Too bad I will visit just a year before it’s complete. Still love to the faithful people of Romania, ave cristo rex 🇸🇪🤝🇷🇴

[@isaacogedengbe967]

God bless you

[@nocsiou]

God bless you friend. May I suggest you also attempt to visit some of the historical churches (that are actually completed and open) specifically for the art inside, I find that to always be the highlight of churches.

[@UlpianHeritor]

All Christians are welcome.

[@Adelwapen04]

@@UlpianHeritor is it open for visiters inside?

[@MasterChief968]

Yes as Catholic from Indian descent in England i will 1000% come to visit this when its done !

[@maksimm.8502]

Beautiful ...Greetings to our Romanian Orthodox brothers from Serbia. Brits can just envy you

[@thefallenvalley4340]

brits aren't orthodox so why would they

[@Daniel_vDs]

Serbia is not even in the EU, Romania and Bulgaria are in the EU, but not in Schengen(Romania entered Schengen several months ago but only by air😐)

[@iaskosam]

Both are in air only

[@weamibrahim2146]

And sea technically

[@Superator69]

Romania and Bulgaria are in the EU but Serbia is not because they are Russia's lapdogs 🐕. Romania and Bulgaria are in Schengen by air and water travel but not road travel because Austrians are butthurt that they don't have access to the Black Sea. Serbia is NOT in Schengen at all.

[@ivani3237]

Romania are fully in the schengen, but with remaining control on land borders.

[@Kapanol97]

Romania and Bulgaria are Schengen members since 31 March, stop spreading misinformation and maybe read before being a fool online en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schengen_Area

[@mini983]

Romania is doing great, will visit the church definitely when completed. Greetings from Bulgaria.

[@socatele7017]

you re welcome , bulgarian brother

[@JesseEuropaTheLastBattleNet14]

From the political point of view we're not doing great , but the church is great

[@albangrey]

God Bless You, God Bless Bulgaria 🙏🏻

[@ThedeadaccountAL]

Why build the world's biggest church in a country of a small Christian population and why build a church in a world where Christianity is declining in high speed???

[@NotTakenPls]

@@ThedeadaccountAL around 80% of us are Christians, how the hell is that a small Christian population?

[@boborenebobo]

Looking back on last 5 years of europe getting downhill and world become a madhouse, now I am truly happy to have a (biggest) church to gather the people again on the good side. Maybe this construction is not a hazardous random event, but a real need for a lost flock of europeans.

[@SirAdrian87]

As a Romanian, there is nothing controversial about it. The cathedral has been in plans for 200 years but every time work was supposed to start some war would postpone it.

[@andreimj]

As another Romanian, I can say that not all of us are as ignorant...

[@Trimondius]

As the other romanian to notice this bs,dont take the first comment serious.We as a nation are still a naive bunch of fools who still believe in miracles instead of building the future we want.This country needs education and a better health system not more churches,there are plenty of those around every corner.

[@ohflip2173]

I'm from Bucharest, it's DEFINITELY controversial.

[@SirAdrian87]

@@andreimj Yes, some are monumentally more ignorant and think churches are not critically important.

[@TheNosgothicRealm]

religious leaders have decided to build a church rather than invest that amount in building schools, hospitals or otherwise help the impoverished. not to mention this house of god is ugly af

[@sfadam]

Do some easy research. The Parliament Palace and the House of the Free Press are NOT brutalist structures, as described in the opening of your video--quite an error. It is more in line with what is sometimes called Stalin Baroque. It has romanesque elements on steroids. This style relied on gargantuan proportion, even more extreme in Romania. This style ornamentation that would become rejected sharply in the USSR. Khrushev had this style essentially banned for wasting resources. He scuttled the rather imaginative, if stifling, legacy as excessive.

[@eddgrs9193]

It's some AI that makes these scripts, they post 10+ videos a day, no time for quality and fact checking.

[@ItsHyomoto]

Given its part of the underlying premise of the video, fair play. However, it is a fairly minor detail. I don't know if I should be defending this in fact-based content, edutainment is a lazy moniker to excuse negligence, but as CGP Grey opined: sometimes errors make their way into the process as the price of perfection is infinite. The cost of this error is that the term Brutalism is abused and lacks the distinct identity of Romanian post-war construction. In short, a relevant fact to experts but hardly a show stopping error.

[@TopHat_Crow]

​​@@eddgrs9193 He has a team of writer's, they've appeared on streams before.

[@netopir3804]

@@ItsHyomotobabbling a lot? It is indeed important to provide correct information. Just scrolling lightly through these comments, there are quite many to point out this lazy and misleading error. A prime example of brutalist architecture is the Boston City Hall…

[@ItsHyomoto]

@@netopir3804 If you reply to someone, it is consider polite to read their comment. If you didn't understand it, you should ask for clarification, not just assume you got the jist.

[@HarryPotter047]

nobody asked .. but here's my thought on the matter. I`m from Romania.. and normally would oppose to this kind of spending for a church ( that money could be spent on better things ) But considering what`s happening in Europe ( UK, Germany etc ) .. bring it on !! build it bigger if you need to...

[@NLTV-q9b]

Pasarel . Catedrala nu este construita din banii statului . de peste 50 de ani BOR strange bani pentru a o construii plus ca au primit foarte multe donatii , statul a venit cu terenul si cu lipsa impozitelor si taxelor , nici pe departe ca e facuta din bani guvernamentali ,terminati odata cu aberatiile , nu aveti spitale datorita coruptiei din parlament si medicilor corupti , nu mai amestecati biserica cu coruptia in guvern !

[@thbnkk]

Religion is more important,the orthodox religion.... musulmans for example will kill everyone in the future of humanity....so...we don't have another truth ...in the future humanity will live in deception.... nothing will matter more than the real truth...The real Jesus

[@SecureInMyHead]

Frankly, I’d rather be homeless for the rest of my life than let anything like “social justice” invade the only thing that keeps us human like the west.

[@user-lu3yn7sf7k]

You are doing amazing, bravo Romania! ♥️🌹🇧🇬

[@alexandru59139]

Blagodarya, brate! 🇷🇴 🇧🇬

[@sebastianvella8992]

It will be beautiful. From a Catholic God Bless Romania and the Orthodox faith.

[@AbrahamCasillas-t3o]

What about the protestants building churches in strip malls?

[@bikesrcool_1958]

Those strip mall churches are ugly

[@sebastianvella8992]

@@AbrahamCasillas-t3o If it's a church that preaches the message of Jesus being the only way, the more the better and God will surely bless them.

[@AbrahamCasillas-t3o]

@@sebastianvella8992 You know, I would put tons of money on helping other things rather than making cool buildings. But I guess that just says that you are willing to do something for Jesus.

[@sebastianvella8992]

@@AbrahamCasillas-t3o When Judas criticized the Magdalene for waisting money on oil for Jesus's foot commenting that the money should have been given to the poor, Jesus told him that the poor will always be with us , but he won't. In another saying Jesus said to give to God what is to him due and to give to Ceasar what is due to him. Building churches for God is us giving praise to lord for all his gifts of creation and us reminding us that we are still waiting for the return of Jesus.

[@MichaelH1232]

How does this guy put out 27 hours of content every day.

[@Nyssa56]

Clones. Pretty sure Simon cloned himself a few years back.

[@anthonymullen6300]

He doesn't own these channels he doesn't research the topics he talks about, he just narrates because of his quite distinctive British accent. Still I think he's doing quite nicely.

[@strikercwl]

it's well known he has a team of writers locked in his basement...

[@itchyshizle]

@@anthonymullen6300 Wait, i thought he owned the channels and paid writers/researchers while he does the narration .

[@jackvos8047]

​@@itchyshizle it's a bit of a mix. Some he owns, some are owned by others.

[@darkwillow1451]

You all laugh now, but we are the vampire capital of the world... so some protection is required. You'll thank us later. +10000 holy protection.

[@MasterChief968]

+1000 Holiness

[@Tomanroamn]

This joke is so unfunny and overused. Please shut up

[@Games-o8c5x]

We have no vampires iz a misinformation theres nothing supernatural about Vlad Țepeș and Bran castle satanic piece of shits can go to hell and stop invading us with their delulu

[@isaiahvaldez3330]

The comment above has a distinct lack of the funny bone.

[@Tomanroamn]

@@isaiahvaldez3330 shut it

[@mega-bustershepard5537]

Orthobros, you are gaining a beautiful Church. May your devotion to God gain you favor with heaven and may the Romanian people prosper! 🙏

[@joeb5080]

Yeah, if only people like you cared about existing historic churches that are falling apart.

[@ThedeadaccountAL]

Why build the world's biggest church in a country of a small Christian population and why build a church in a world where Christianity is declining in high speed???

[@hasselnttper3730]

@@ThedeadaccountAL why build a mosqe where they worship satan?

[@SU_Plata]

​@@ThedeadaccountAL only because godless hedonistic Americans spread their ideas to Europe for now

[@jainks]

Браво Румуни браћо ❤️☦️ Поздрав из Србије

[@Danko_Sekulic]

Tako je, brate! Živjelo pravoslavlje !!

[@Optimistic7718]

😂

[@mimisor66]

As a Westerner, with a lot of vanity project buildings all over the place (true, build in other times), it is funny how you get to criticize other countries that desire some monumental buildings. As if Versailles and others like it were not done by starving the people😂 And then you visit Eastern Europe and snub them for not having monumental architecture. That being said, even if I am not very religious, I understand many people are, and am of the opinion you have to build churches too. People have donated for hospitals too, maybe just not so many as for a church...

[@alexandrub8786]

To be clear why there aren't many monumental building on eastern europe: the mongols (i.e. nomadic steppe people who raid, pillage and enslave people of means) & foreign empires (i.e. hungarian,Habsburh,German ( attempted ),Russian, Ottoman)

[@cwpv2477]

God bless u

[@netopir3804]

@@alexandrub8786: that happened only for a brief period in the 12th century and had no impact on society in Central Europe!

[@threesixnine369six]

​@@alexandrub8786 that's a very weak theory. Raiding and pillaging were brief, and many of those people you listed built more than they raided or pillaged. The Hungarians arrived in Europe pretty late, and they were wild, but they coagulated really quick and became a powerhouse who naturally expanded into neighbouring lands. It was the Hungarians, and the Germans (Saxons and Schwabs) the Jews and the Austrians who built all the beautiful towns and cities of Transylvania, either from scratch or building over small settlements that were Roman or Dacian in origins. I can tell you're Romanian that's why I'm addressing Transylvania first. The biggest most iconic churches in Cluj and Brasov? Hungarian and German. Yes, the Romanians in Transylvania were oppressed, and they were mainly rural and poor, but that's how the Hungarians and Germans found them from the very beginning. There were many factors at play, but overall Eastern Europe was just not on any big trade routes. Also, Eastern Europe is not a monolith, and neither are countries or their constituent regions. The Russians built plenty in their main cities. The most historically rich and beautiful cities in Ukraine are to the West, close to the Austro-Hungarians and the Polish-Lithuanian commonwealth etc.

[@threesixnine369six]

Oh god, stop victimising yourself. Learn how to take criticism. Yes, Western Europe had its fair share of displays of wealth, from Rome to Venice, Amsterdam, Paris, London etc. But there's a lot more nuance to it than that. You can't say oh the French built Versailles, such a major vanity project, why shouldn't the Romanians have this big cathedral? Because it's stupid, it's ugly and it's very very clear that the country should have other priorities but it's still struggling with widespread corruption from the smallest public servant and priest, to the highest ranks. If people wanted to donate for the building of the cathedral, fine, some people are brainwashed and never learn, but the Orthodox Church of Romania has been proven again and again to be corrupt to the core, and it's just not right for them to get money from taxes paid by people, from the people's hard earned money, while the church is tax-exempt. It's disgusting.

[@hismajesty6272]

This is great. Romania values its culture and roots. We could learn a thing from them in the West.

[@scottpascal3099]

Well, Romania is part of the west... Language = Romance, Location = Europe, NATO, EU, etc... Btw westen culture was born in that region of balkans

[@pitbulbety7368]

❤​@@scottpascal3099

[@mrblock1318]

We need more buildings like this again. Honestly I love to see artwork and opulance of Cathedrals downtown and not some old Glass AT&T buildings from the 1970s

[@victoneter]

I'd rather have this than modern art subsidies

[@mrscreamer379]

£400m for a national building? Seems reasonable to me. The UK spent £800m on Wembley stadium. A building to play football in. Is an expensive building to pray in ridiculous?

[@Lambchopsalad]

We spend £500M every year just to maintain York Minster (or so the sign at the back of it says at least), so echoing your view, I don't think its that much

[@otakunightcorers8158]

​@@Lambchopsalad yeah... As a Romanian person... That's a lot of money considering we don't have the UK's financial power. The average salary in Romania is around 4 times lower than the UK average...

[@todanrg3]

The Webley stadium is at least useful and brings lots of money. This cathedral is very expensive for the country that lacks hospitals and other important infrastructure. Plus it's ugly and nothing special.

[@goodputin4324]

Wembley is overrated since England always bottles in every Final 😂

[@scottcantdance804]

​@@otakunightcorers8158how does the cost of living compare? Is it much cheaper to live in Romania than in the UK?

[@michaelpencio9573]

This cathedral should be done 200 years ago,so is better than never !! Respect!!

[@todanrg3]

This cathedral is unnecessary and a waste of money when the country severely lacks in infrastructure, hospitals and many other things. It's ugly too. They could have built something unique or beautiful at least.

[@michaelpencio9573]

@@todanrg3 Is not the duty of christians to build infrastructure!! Wtf are you talking about??😂😂

[@todanrg3]

@@michaelpencio9573 But its the christians duty to make a better country and help their fellow citizens to have a better life. Most of the church is financed by the local and national budget. And christians have more churches in Romania per capita than any other nation. It's a fucking waste of money when money could be spent so much better. Wake up and see how corruption and money laundering works!

[@BaronEvola123]

It would have just been defiled by Caucescu.

[@serbannicolau3489]

Cam de 150 de ani, nu 200, dar cine mai numara anii?

[@amp394]

As an Orthodox Christian, I look forward to visiting this church. God bless Romania from a polish brit

[@Kelebrimbor]

11:30 Correction, Bulgaria and Romania are part of the Schengen area only by air and sea. Land border crossings are still subject to border checks until full Schengen area acceptance

[@nikolay9001]

+ Serbia isn't even in EU, nor in Schengen area...

[@ValiTanasi]

This video is really good and well documented. I speak as Romanian living in Bucharest myself. I am not a religious person myself, but I love the project. I’ve been there plenty of times and will definitely visit it when it’s finished. I would mention that Brasov, one of the Romanian cities mentioned for turism has The Black Church, a nice gothic tourist attraction

[@svenzebs1808]

Arena Nationala football stadium costed approximately the same and nobody batted an eye. I’d rather the public money went to the Cathedral than a football stadium. I also donated for it as well!

[@radupopescu2370]

I'm romanian, I can tell you this Cathedral has been wanted since the late 19 century. Can't wait for it to be finished. All glory goes to God!

[@LethalJizzle]

Lets hope this ends better than the last time someone spent a large chunk of Romania's GDP on an enormous statement building...

[@JoséFerIzaparraga]

is the 3er because the thailand parlament is now the 1rst and the pentagon is the 2cond

[@TheOrijinalPajeet]

it costs a billion euro and is half funded from donations, its not *THAT* expensive.

[@geo2160]

​@@TheOrijinalPajeet only 500 mil from willing people's pockets, the other 500 mil from people's pockets whether they like it or not

[@cLaw27]

@@TheOrijinalPajeet you're missing the part where the money that comes from public institutions is also labeled as "donations".

[@antsromania469]

​@@JoséFerIzaparragaIt's not the largest but it's the heaviest.

[@Vollzer]

Congrats to our northern neighbors. When its finished and open I will 100% visit the Church! ☦

[@Flavor_Flav]

You are always welcome in Romania!

[@nickstoic3758]

Good on Romania, at least they don't destroy buildings. Pity that people tend to complain all the time about everything, no matter what the subject is.

[@ianbertus1119]

It’s a great effort by Romania to build this immense church. Building a church cannot be dismissed by saying better build hospitals and houses for poor. There will always be sick and poor people..

[@_MikeJon_]

Better than a skyscraper.

[@cheeps1329]

No, a skyscraper contributes to the economy more than this pile of bricks and gold

[@_MikeJon_]

@@cheeps1329 This is a religious center and a tourist attraction. Both of those things will bring in revenue. Plus it's way more beautiful.

[@cheeps1329]

@@_MikeJon_ it will contribute but likely not enough

[@_MikeJon_]

@@cheeps1329 Not enough compared to what? It's not like that area is a tech hub lol

[@bikesrcool_1958]

Cheeps, why does every building need to have a materialistic angle? They build churches to honor their God, not their economy. Also this will help bring tourists and boost culture

[@bioLarzen]

@9:50 - Greece is not a neighbour of Romania. There is Bulgaria in between ;)

[@gregorslana7723]

He said Serbia is in EU. His articles are written by drunk ChatGPT...

[@robertpope9753]

And... has some fairly nice beach resorts as opposed to Romania's Mamiya which has become a trash dump.

[@panadeuser]

@@robertpope9753 mamaia is trash because Romanians vote with their dicks instead of their brains - "brânză bună in burduf de câine" ar trebui tatuata pe capetele tuturor idioților care erau prea needucați la ieșirea din comunism ca să vadă cum copii comuniștilor tranșau țara pentru vânzare, în timp ce romanul de rând se bucura ca vinde produse din Ungaria la taraba în piață, fără taxe. Ciunga-n par de nație - da' lasă Robertzel, mergem la greci, alt exemplu monumental de oameni care se caca unde mănâncă ca apoi sa plângă la țâța Europei ca-s falimentari - noroc cu plajele alea 🤦

[@assoztube]

lol

[@assoztube]

@@robertpope9753 you are talking very dirty rob. please leave this unnecessarily offensive language and your pityful attitude in your own four walls. against stupidness and superficiality, keep your environment clean from robs.

[@zed3443]

Im from Croatia and Bucharest is the only eastern city i would like to visit ✝️🤝🏻☦️ Respect❤️

[@cristinavelea7750]

Thank you Simon, finally a video regarding my home land 😊

[@francescawestantananarivo6597]

God bless Romania and USA!!! (and Chicago).

[@thbnkk]

God bless Romania, USA and of course Israel!❤

[@olafgogmo5426]

God is dead.

[@Thiamarkos]

Beautiful Cathedral! congratulations to the Romanian Orthodox Church for building it!

[@louisdeniau8571]

religion is made up

[@Antti-qy6bi]

This church is not beautiful

[@Thiamarkos]

@@Antti-qy6bi you are not beautiful

[@Antti-qy6bi]

@@Thiamarkos I'm not your mother)

[@ThedeadaccountAL]

Why build the world's biggest church in a country of a small Christian population and why build a church in a world where Christianity is declining in high speed???

[@PcGames88]

Good as Romanian i am happy. Doamne Ajuta!!!

[@Danko_Sekulic]

I am happy for you! We had to wait for a whole century for ours (the Saint Sava's in Belgrade ) .

[@susanlacy5225]

We're Orthodox Christian Americans and already planning on worshipping in this cathedral. We have friends who just returned from visiting Romania.

[@BuhaiGras]

Yeah but....jobs are scares everyone goes by car

[@danielciocilteu3545]

That is a nice thought. As a romanian that lives in Bucharest, i was skeptical at first as i thought we didn't really need another large church that would siphon funds away from more needed locations. But now i have to say i changed my mind. In our age we make horrible cubic architecture all over the world so having a great cathedral with beautiful architecture built in a capital city is a blessing and shows that we can still build nice looking buildings if we try hard enough. Beautiful baroque style architecture is a very rare thing nowadays and i am happy that a large beautiful church is being built in my city. It is also very likely that a well constructed building like this will survive the next big cataclysm, while most cubic buildings will not. I am not religious, but i will definitely visit it when it is finished to enjoy the art and architecture of the place as i appreciate all beautiful things in the world.

[@purpleldv966]

Da Spagovene! Si eu sunt o batranica din Norvegia, care cauta pe cineva random cui sa-i lase averea de un milion de euro! :p

[@ThedeadaccountAL]

Why build the world's biggest church in a country of a small Christian population and why build a church in a world where Christianity is declining in high speed???

[@purpleldv966]

​@@ThedeadaccountAL Why build churches, mosques, or temples at all! All religion is insanity!

[@funkmachine9094]

don't read the comment section if you want to keep your sanity

[@costiqueR]

Read this and say I am wrong: Yep, in 50 years when the Western countries will be melted by Islamism, Eastern Europe will be again separated and ally of Russia... Stupidity is always paid! In Belgium and Holland, the majority of the young are immigrant children, so in 30-40 years, Belgians - no matter Vallons or Flamands, and Hollanders, all will be a MINORITY in their country. Guess what will be with UK... and France... not to say Italy... SO this is just a way not to forget who they are... Because you will have no future and past, you will vanish. By the way, maybe now you all understand why no one remembers pre-Islamic cultures from any Islamic states (minus those saved by European ancestors of actual idiots, before the actual Islamic expansion).

[@unitempt7975]

Knowing youtube is a libtard place i always lay back care free

[@Man-of-Steel674]

Why?

[@Buburuzul23]

🤣🤣🤣

[@mboog12]

could've said it earlier... now it's too late for me.

[@silviamileva6292]

Well done Romania. Great attribute to our orthodox faith

[@mammuchan8923]

After seeing this video, I am putting Romania on my travel list. I hope hope though that ultimately the money spent on it does end up improving the lives of its citizens.

[@purpleldv966]

Surely there are more interesting things to see in Romania... The castles Corvinilor, Bran, Peles, Poenari... Diverse and beautiful nature like the mountains and the Danube delta... Some narrow gage mountain steem trains... Hot springs... Horse riding... The George Enescu classical music festival, or one of the many modern music festivals... etc...

[@Gheorghe99]

Bring lots of small € bills - they have some great sex bars😂 It will make the lives of lots of young lovely girls better🤣

[@mammuchan8923]

@@purpleldv966 I do agree, there are many interesting things to see in Romania and I do have my eye on them. But I am a sucker for a beautiful church and have never been inside an Orthodox Church, and this one has really captured my imagination

[@giraffesinc.2193]

Me too!

[@lordvord2535]

Good work brothers 🤝 Greetings from Serbia 😊

[@piotrp5668]

Bell heard from 20km. They want to piss off all the neighbors.

[@slowboywhiteboardv4]

With a 91% Orthodox population, I don't think many will mind. Also, Church bells send out a frequency that causes demons to flee. And it's a much more pleasant sound than the islamic call to prayer

[@lexphoenixlex]

🤣

[@Icy-ll5ie]

​@@slowboywhiteboardv4 Inanimate objects do not scare demons. Only Jesus does, and whoever knows Him as their saviour.

[@bloedblarre]

Bye jew

[@gabrielc6252]

they will piss off all the high school kids who want to sleep late

[@jeremytan5297]

As a Malaysian Orthodox, glory to God. Good for the Romanians to grow in their faith amidst this woke secular West.

[@joeb5080]

Romania is int he West, not Asia. And Romania already has lots of churches. This one wasn't needed.

[@jeremytan5297]

@@joeb5080 No one said Romania is in Asia, and you may not need it, but not the Orthodox people. If it doesn’t concern you, then you don’t have to step into anything.

[@joeb5080]

@@jeremytan5297 I'm baptized Orthodox and I'm from an Orthodox majority country. I know more than you do. There's churches everywhere. We don't need more. And there's historic churches from the 17th, 18th, 19th centuries that are falling apart. Let's fix those first.

[@Dahit-ji6lf]

​@@joeb5080churches renovation is an ongoing event in Malaysia, including mine,is that upset you more ?? 😂😂😂

[@dragxnnu]

@@Dahit-ji6lf you have zero reading comprehension

[@sergiuconstantin2218]

WE ARE PROUD OF IT! 💙💛❤

[@WillMakeYouFree]

​​​​​​ *"Heaven is My Throne and earth is My footstool. Where is the HOUSE you will build Me? And where is the place of My rest? For all those things My hand has made.."* Isaiah 66:1-2 *"God, who made this world and everything in it, since He is Lord of Heaven and Earth, DOES NOT DWELL in temples made with hands"* Faptele Apostolilor 17:24 *"You also, as living stones, are being build as a SPIRITUAL HOUSE, a Holy Priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God, through Jesus Christ"* 1Petru 2:5 *"Do you not know that YOU are the TEMPLE of GOD, and that the Spirit of God DWELLS in YOU.."* 1 Corinthians 3:16 *"Therefore by Him, let us continually offer the SACRIFICE of PRAISE to God, that is, the FRUIT of our LIPS, giving THANKS to His Name"* Hebrews 13:15 vs. 14 *"Therefore, let us go forth to HIM, OUTSIDE the CAMP* ( out of organized RELIGION) *bearing His REPROACH* vs13 *"..Jesus ALSO, that He might SANCTIFY the people, with His own Blood, suffered OUTSIDE the GATE"* ( outside religious or political systems)

[@St_just]

Big support from Serbia...❤ for romanian people... Just pay 0% attention to leftist demagogical nonsense and finish the beauty...church is amazing❤❤❤

[@iii-ei5cv]

Good for Romania!!

[@martinogold]

Why is it good for them?

[@smokeyplane3285]

@@martinogold large church can fit more people, so nobody will have to be clamoring for space. plus, I bet God appreciates the effort.

[@SleepyPotterFan]

@@smokeyplane3285Jesus told his people to feed the poor, not use that money in giant churches.

[@smokeyplane3285]

@@SleepyPotterFan beware the spirit of Judas

[@SleepyPotterFan]

@@smokeyplane3285 the man who valued money above Jesus? Kind of like these gold robbed priests wasting taxpayer money on their gaudy building?

[@NIKENKO]

We don't build enough monuments anymore so i'm all for it

[@SorinSelaru-qe6ul]

I am a Romanian and i donate to the cathedral at every paycheck! I love it and i can't wait for it to be finished! I thank our beloved Patriarch Daniel !!! 0:00

PEOPLE like you are whats wrong. church is the biggest way of money laudering, stealing a lot of state money, and then there are idiots like you that also donate lmao.

[@BiomechanicsFTW]

Nice Atheist Propaganda.

[@SorinSelaru-qe6ul]

@@BiomechanicsFTW what

[@BiomechanicsFTW]

@@SorinSelaru-qe6ul not you. The other guy.

[@SorinSelaru-qe6ul]

@@BiomechanicsFTW It doesn t show me the comment

[@yourneighbour3309]

Eastern Orthodoxy Is The One True Holy Apostolic Catholic Church.☦️💙📿

[@RaduRadonys]

Tiis is one true comic and laughable comment lol :))

[@yourneighbour3309]

@@RaduRadonys Keep on coping. :))

[@olafgogmo5426]

Religious people are strange. 🤔

[@shinei98]

Many have pointed the flaws in the Schengen area stuff... But none have pointed out that in 12:13, the photo that you showed is NOT that of the Hagia Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople (Istanbul), but rather, the nearby Blue Mosque... Hagia Sophia was an Orthodox Cathedral forcefully converted by Turks into a mosque, while the Blue Mosque was built from the get go as a mosque...

[@Chance_Rice]

Idk why someone messed that up lol

[@Barboandrei]

Considering how many mosques and former churches there are in Istanbul, it is no surprise that that is actually the Suleymaniye Mosque. The Blue Mosque is known as the Sultanahmet Mosque which is adjacent to the Hagia Sophia but too far too see the Bosphorous bridges at that angle. Plus the surrounding buildings and terrain indicate as such. That just means that it was not only the wrong "Mosque" but it wasn't even the one that is usually confused with the Hagia Sophia.

[@shinei98]

@@Barboandrei That is indeed possible... Considering that Ottoman architecture (which is the architecture of most mosques in Istanbul) is just basically a revised copy of Byzantine architecture, it makes many mosques in Istanbul look very similar with only some differences here and there, and majority of people who are not knowledgeable about it would confuse those mosques for the Hagia Sophia Cathedral... However, how a channel like this, who does extensive research, mistakes Hagia Sophia for the Blue Mosque (or even worse, a different mosque far away from the cathedral, as you've pointed out), is over me...

[@sundiataq]

@shinei98 it's not the Blue Mosque either though. It's the Süleymaniye Mosque.

[@shinei98]

​@@sundiataq yes yes somebody pointed that out already... The only reason I thought that was the Blue Mosque is because it is the building that's most commonly mistaken for the Hagia Sophia Cathedral, so I thought that was indeed the Blue Mosque, and besides, most mosques in Istanbul looks similar, so how do you tell the difference 😂? But kidding aside, the point is that as this channel (supposedly) spends a lot of time in research, identifying which is and which isn't Hagia Sophia should be easy, especially since the cathedral was built in Byzantine Architecture style, while the Istanbul mosques were built in Ottoman Architecture style... Yes, I get that Ottoman Architecture is just a revised version of Byzantine Architecture mixed with some elements of Arabic Architecture, but even me, someone who's not really knowledgeable, can tell apart which building is in Byzantine Architecture and which is in Ottoman Architecture, which building is Hagia Sophia Cathedral, and which isn't... So how this channel failed to do just that, even after "a lot" of research, is beyond me...

[@lloydritchey]

Good for the Romanians for knowing who they are, being proud of such, and holding fast to their faith.

[@Sret-t3l]

A video on the Church of Saint Sava (Hram Svetog Save) in Belgrade would be a great video. All the phases from the decision of the location to the completion of the interior.

[@JoséFerIzaparraga]

is the 3er because the thailand parlament is now the 1rst and the pentagon is the 2cond

[@BeardMan01]

​@@JoséFerIzaparraga3rd, 2nd and 1st. Those are the correct and appropriate abbreviations.

[@JoséFerIzaparraga]

@@BeardMan01 sorry the corrector

[@BeardMan01]

@@JoséFerIzaparraga I wasn't being mean about it, as it seems like English may not be your first language. English is difficult, even most English speaking people have terrible grammar.

[@JoséFerIzaparraga]

@@BeardMan01 like, you can see the thailand parlament, they recently opens last year, and have a interasting architecture like the tv series of avatar

[@HTFilm-pu4dk]

Lets go guys! We finally have an nice cathedral like in the west!

[@heracles89]

Good for them - Orthodox pride

[@dumdumitru8536]

As a Romanian living in Bucharest I'm glad this church is being built. I plan on attending services there. The cost is not expensive, it cost about 400 million Euros to built the national arena stadium, I don't even like football, and I did not complain about them building a stadium for that much.

[@panadeuser]

@@dumdumitru8536 Just curious: is your micro-ego unable to go to service in a smaller church? or do you feel like the deity is not touching you in all the right places because of the smaller venue? Supposedly, you worship in your mind, piety is a personal experience, right? If not mistaken the deity despises arrogance, no? Cam trufaș Dumitrel, sau mi se pare mie? Ce-o sa zică doamne-doamne ca puțica ta nu se poate scula, pardon, ruga decât într-o magaoaie de clădire? Rușine Dumitrel, jena totala - hai treci de fa gargara cu apa sfințită sa se ducă celalalt gust, știi tu 😂😂😂😂

[@crimsonlightbinder]

and they keep building stadiums even though game attendances are only in hundreds/couple of thousands

[@remusovidiu]

thank you for the promotion

[@video_Creatorul_22mm]

Beautiful tradition!

[@PierreJJ.]

Glory be to God. Visiting Romania soon then!

[@akvalibra]

Bravo to Romania

[@LionofJudah75]

I think it's wonderful. Christian churches are becoming rare in Europe. Rarely untouched from fire regrettably.

[@yetikoalaace7780]

How is a Christian Orthodox cathedral a controversy but sagrada familia isn't?

[@brb4903]

cuz one is ugly as shit and one is a masterpiece

[@serbannicolau3489]

Because of some NGOs sponsored by soros-like entities trash in media channels everything that is religious, national or family linked.

[@fatalberti]

its not. the is uk and the west cant handle it

[@JorgeGonzalez-vb2mv]

Sagrada family is Mainly payed by believers with just a small bit by the government. Anywhere they should ask people if they want to finance these projects

[@copyright8291]

​@@JorgeGonzalez-vb2mv So is the Cathedral. Source: I actually live there.

[@geckobrewer]

Mom, I want Mt. Fuji! Mom: we have Mt. Fuji at home. Mt. Fuji at home:

[@furman761]

Even though Russian and Romanian Churches are both technically "Eastern Orthodox", I seriously doubt that Russian pilgrims would rush to visit Romanian cathedrals, for many cultural and religious reasons, set aside politics.

[@gror7849]

Well they would need a visa to come which will be difficult to say the least, and they would definitely not be very welcomed in Romania. We have problems with Russian "tourists" in the area - whoever is from Romania knows what Im talking about ...

[@naly202]

You'll be surprised

[@joekertesz8470]

@@gror7849 Like Europe has problems with Romanian "tourists"? lol

[@alexandrudaniel5308]

​@@joekertesz8470 My dude, Europe has problems with the influx of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and North African countries, which has led to a significant increase in crime rates. Romanians are actually well-regarded in Western Europe because we can actually do a good job in various fields. The people you call Romanians, with whom some European countries might have issues, are most likely gypsies. But people are just too ignorant to see the difference.

[@vladalexeev8529]

​@@joekertesz8470yeah, when we got robbed in Paris, policeman said "they are immigrants, probably from Romania"

[@mach3904]

Romanian Parliament is not built in socialist brutalist style. It’s described as “modernist neoclassical with socialist realism “

[@randomname2646]

The pictures and videos dont do it justice, my friend lives in the bloc next to it, you feel like an ant looking at it. Its absolutely amazing. Long Live Christianity

[@linktv7979]

As a orthodox christian from Canada the pilgrimage was the first thing i thought about when i heard it was coming out in 2025😂 build the church it will be worth it trust in the lord not men

[@ionutpanait9476]

4:07 - Did you just said that €400 milion = 23% of Romania's GDP?! You must have a wrong dataset guys. Romania's GDP is between €730 bilion and €870 bilion (PPP). The building is just 0.0548% - 0.0460% of the Romania's GDP (PPP).

[@cookiedog5453]

He said 0.23% back in 2009. The entire economic argument is dumb in this context, no one is going hungry building this, we spent more in one shot on useless american jets that, based on the state of the Romanian military atm, will never see combat. People like to bash the church like its their fetish, they fail to see where the real money is being syphoned.

[@Matt-js2il]

⁠​⁠@@cookiedog5453well, you could invest some money into the country side instead of this vanity crap. And you pray to god Romania will never see combat. That’s why you buy the jets. To deter.

[@bartsquared1398]

​@@Matt-js2ilare you having a mental episode? What does your response have to do with an attempt at correcting the cost information in the video?

[@Theodwarf11]

He said .23%

[@ionutpanait9476]

@@Theodwarf11 Oh thank you! I see now. I used captions and made me hear 23% as they have transcript "the equivalent of. 23% of the entire GDP". I went nuts when I've seen that such big mistakes has been made by professionals :D

[@theawesomeman9821]

Romania is like St. Paul, it went from persecuting the church to growing it.

[@MihaiMarinescuJr]

No, this is not the right evaluation. Romanians have been Christians for 2000 years. Only when the country was under communist ruling Romanian Church was attacked. It was a dark period of our history. As an interesting fact: 90% of those against this project are supporters of the Marxist party. They are a minority, around 10% of the population. A loud minority!

[@danielsecara]

Yeah, except no. Romanian communists persecuted the church just as a political facade. In reality, the orthodox church had an agreement with the state (called the Red Apostolate) in which the priests would offer personal information to the state police (Securitate) in exchange for various economical favors. That's why the orthodox religion was the only one that actually thrived during a so called „godless regime”. Nowadays they fully infiltrated the parliament and pull the strings on all levels of power, blurring the constitional line of church/state separation -- which is de facto absent.

[@foetusdeletus6313]

Shalom

[@alexandrub8786]

If you mean communist Romania then blame Churchil and the napkin.

[@andreeas.2362]

Romania sustained orthodoxy through middle ages. 1:5 of income went to mount Athos for almost 500 years( all monasteries there were supported by romanian principates: wallachia and moldova

[@gabyonsoft09]

We have a saying in Romania after we became an American colony in 89 : The best businesses in Romania are those factories that produce tombstones and churches Amen.

[@timothyatkinson4333]

Judas said the perfume could have been sold and given to the poor, but Jesus said she had done well to anoint his feet and prepare him for his upcoming crucifixion and burial. I think Romania is doing well to put God first and to focus on the Lord. Would love to visit this beautiful tribute to the Lord one day, Lord willing. God richly bless Romania and also help the USA to turn to Him and be revived.

[@ConstanceSlanina]

I would agree with you, if I did not know who the patriarch Daniel of Romania was before he became an important religious figure ...

[@Stephen-uz8dm]

​@@ConstanceSlaninathe patriarchs come and go. Some are great. Some are less so. The Church remains.

[@miharitzah]

I walk almost every day past these two buildings on my way to work.They are ... BIG. There are quite a few churches in the vecinity of the cathedral, just one hospital. Still i recommend visiting Romania, it's very safe, quite beautiful in select places and Bucharest has a diverse nightlife. Has most of the perks of modern life while still feeling like a free country. And if you pass by the Palace of Parliament say hello :)

[@brb4903]

" Has most of the perks of modern life while still feeling like a free country" wtf is this bullshit supposed to mean

[@pitbulbety7368]

❤

[@sandokan888]

what's the correlation between the number of churches and the hospitals? does the Church oversees the building of hospitals? that's outrageos! I hope one day that Romania ceases to be a theocracy and adopt democracy, and let a secular state oversee the building of hospitals!

[@f23337]

Having hospitals has nothing to do with it even if we gave all that money to hospitals nothing would happen i had surgery nearly 20 years ago and another a couple months ago and there was not much difference the quqlity of hospitals is very good IF you by accident hand them a couple hundreds euros then you would probly get so called equipment they didnt have randomly appears its about corruption.

[@zebrafish995]

Nice video @Simon Megaprojects but when you speak about Hagia Sophia please show the people Hagia Sophia in the video and not the Blue Mosque which was modelled using Hagia Sophia 1000 years later! This is in video time 12:16 aerial shots of Constantinople. Isidoros and Anthemios (the architects) of Hagia Sophia, a true marvel would be slightly disappointed! Especially the grandson of Isidoros, Isidoros the younger which had to rebuild and the dome 20 years later (and is the marvellous dome we all admire today)! Thank you Simon for fixing this!

[@jeffweingrad4658]

Considering that the Hagia Sophia was converted very recently, it may as well be interchangeable to the locals.

[@C.Stefan_FDC]

I like it very much and I'm waiting for it to be finished. God bless!

[@BS-np8xt]

It glorifies God and inspires the faithful, so of course it's worth the cost.

[@johndread1724]

The middle ages called, they want their village idiot back. So hop to it, churchy.

[@nroke1684]

My biggest takeaway from this is that the pentagon is the largest administrative building in the world. That's crazy to me.

[@alinc3491]

Russians are only allowed in Romania with visas, that are harder to obtain since the aggressive invasion of Ukraine, Russians ships are not allowed in Romanian ports, nor airplanes in our airspace. So...Romania is not a tourist destination for russians :))

[@DacianRider]

good. let's keep it that way !

[@alexam1848]

Never was

[@adibunea855]

Yes, Russophobia and stupidity will prevent us from evolving like the rest of the world. Meanwhile, the Na2i Khazars forbid the officiating in Romanian for one million Romanians from the occupied territories, the people are tormented and the traitors from us say nothing, so as not to upset the strategic ally across the Atlantic. In the end, all the neighbors will recover their stolen territories, only we will not. Sclava!

[@drewthecoo4942]

Actually Russian mafia uses Romania as a gate to gain entrance in Europe. Romania gives citizenship to Moldovans extremely fast and Moldova as a whole is not that regulated. Many Russian gangsters pretend to be Moldovan or they outright pay the language and history tests through corruption. They don't speak a word of Romanian but they use the citizenship for illegal stuff throughout Europe

[@Pythoner]

There is no 'aggressive' invasion of Ukraine, it's purely defensive, as in we're defending our own people on their own land. And every effort was made to get the Ukraine to stick to the peace agreements it signed and then to sign new ones once the war began. If you have a problem with it so then so be it. Romania doesn't much matter to us, on that we can certainly agree

[@user-wj4et6gh5n]

But Romania has so many lovely old and cute Orthodox churches

[@completionofcomplex]

I don't see anything wrong with building a holy church

[@Demetri450]

What is a holy church?

[@completionofcomplex]

@@Demetri450 a church that is holy?

[@Rrocriit]

Hate some means of how it was funded, but I have do admit it looks good and makes me feel proud :)

[@Derzolus]

Leaving the religious aspect aside, the Cathedral project which includes also the inner square and four auxiliary building on each corner will simply revitalize the desolate Uranus area brutally disfigured by the 1980s demolitions. It may look a waste of time but once this entire project will be over in the next 3-4 years Bucharest will have its real center back.

[@a.very.bored.truck.driver]

Reasonably objective video , Simon and team .As a romanian...please leave us to live and prey alone in peace when we feel the need. I am pretty sure nobody here thought aboit how soon the cathedral will recoup it costs... Its a pride for the church and they can have it .

[@2_Dom_2]

As a romanian im happy that the money is spend on a church and not on the g wagons and vacations of polititans

[@apemancommeth8087]

Yeah! I’d rather have something the entire country can enjoy and since the vast majority are orthodox Christians, it seems perfect 👍

[@naly202]

Seeing the title, I was almost afraid to click, since the topic in Romania has some very virulent and rude critics, but I've see many of your videos and knew you'd present a balanced/objective point of view. I'm Romanian and a believer. I wasn't very keen on the project when it started, I still think it's way too big, but so were H Sophia, Notre Dame, St Paul, Sagrada Familia, at the time of their construction, and Romania can do with a with a symbolic mega church like this one. Also, all those pointing out that money wasn't directed towards hospitals, fail to see the charity work of the Orthodox Church, and the many health and social assistance centres, for orphans, elderly, abused women or drug addicts that were built by the church. Every bishopry has at least 20 or 30 of those,

[@RaduRadonys]

Stop lying please.

[@Sunshine-lo6vd]

That’s awesome ! ☦️

[@mikexstad1121]

I saw it in person two years ago, I didn't even know it was there. I was absolutely shocked 😂 it does draw your eye away from the Parliament

[@CannaKitty]

Can we get some moderation on this comment section??? Crypto scammers are using the religiosity of the subject to target vulnerable people. It's literally the top comment.

[@j.a.weishaupt1748]

It’s simple: someone promises you a vast amount of money by clicking on a link? It’s a scam. Fall for that and you deserve to get scammed.

[@CannaKitty]

@@j.a.weishaupt1748 not everyone has the same levels of media literacy that we do bud. I fell for a scam like it when I was young too until I learned that there's no level dickheads won't stoop to. Everyone's pretty down on their luck worldwide atm, that's why these scams work.

[@bactrosaurus]

Lol

[@michaelcerean1990]

Who are you to demand that other people be censored??

[@CannaKitty]

@@michaelcerean1990 it's literally a scam brother

[@mr.coolmug3181]

It's a good idea. It gives Bucharest a centre that stands above the flat, concrete eye sore that is the Parliament building. It reminds Romanians of who they are and what really matters.

[@MrXander1337]

Yeah it reminds us how stupid we are and how many actual useful buildings could have been built instead of this stupid shit, we have a bazillion churches and barely enough hospitals. Next time someone gets sick they better pray that shit away because our hospitals are prone to catch fire.

[@tofubeanz]

That wasn't b-roll of Hagia Sophia.

[@Chance_Rice]

RIP hagia Sophia

[@MrDoggysmut]

yep, i believe thats the Blue Mosque

[@gabbydator2095]

That was the Suleymaniye Cami.

[@scipioafricanus2195]

Seriously a basicbitch move. Shocking for such a pretentious channel.

[@AG-lz2gg]

@@MrDoggysmut Hagia Sophia is an Orthodox church. It is only being used as a mosque right now because of Muslims being Muslims, but doesn’t change that it is a church. You know even the Parthenon in Greece was made into an Ottoman mosque by the Turks, doesn’t change what it is… a pagan temple and heritage site of Greeks not Turks.

[@cata2322]

Orthodox Church showing how humble it is

[@NoVisionGuy]

This will definitely become one of the Orthodoxy's holy sites in history.

[@Philip-ll3ds]

Beautiful and awe inspiring. A great achievement for all Romania

[@donny1960]

No. Too tall for the length. Looks out of proportion.

[@alexandersabadus8923]

@@donny1960doubt anyone will care

[@donny1960]

@@alexandersabadus8923 Slowly with up star.

[@pexonifikacija]

🇷🇸 ☦️ 🇷🇴

[@robiscatitirisca]

I relay appreciate your contributions, presentation of the point of view and stance regarding the topic and term of Romania.