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Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Buenos Aires

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The temple is on the second floor of the structure, and it is accessed through a richly decorated door to the left of the facade. Its altar is intentionally oriented towards the east, it also has several icons, highlighting among all the one dedicated to the
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by the architect of the Holy Synod of Russia, Mikhail Preobrazensky, started in 1898, and finally built and adapted in 1901, and honorably, by the Norwegian architect (based in Argentina)
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The church consists of a plot of 2352 ft and 53 ft wide (716.6 m and 16 m) by 144 ft deep (44 m).
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On its sides you can see two murals, one called "Baptism of Russia" and another with motifs about the
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and golden stars, crowned by Orthodox crosses attached with chains pointing to the east.
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In front of the Argentine National Historical Museum, is this structure, designed in
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This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in
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It is in a remarkable 17th-century Russian style, with five blue
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Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
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Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity

Affiliation
Russian Orthodox
Year consecrated
Buenos Aires
Architect(s)
Alejandro Christophersen
Eastern Orthodox
Buenos Aires, Argentina
San Telmo
Lezama Park
Saint Petersburg
Alejandro Christophersen
National Historic Monument
Neo-Byzantine
Neo-Russian
Onion domes
Theotokos
bas-relief
Holy Trinity
Russian Orthodox Church in Argentina
Russians in Argentina
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Argentina
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