It is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox Christian cathedrals in the world. Construction started in 1882 and was completed in 1917. It is in the Neo-Byzantine style of architecture.
Saint Alexander Nevsky was a Russian prince. The cathedral honors Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878 when Bulgaria was freed from the Ottoman empire. Sofia is Bulgaria's capital city.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Nevsky_Cathedral,_Sofia
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