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The cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul.  The cornerstone was laid on September 4, 1893.  It was Consecrated in May 1895.  The Church in Constanta is the seat of the Romanian Orthodox Church as well as a Monastery.
The building served as a parish church until 1923, when the Diocese of Constanța was established.
At the entrance the following photos show the work that was done and restoration of the Cathedral after World War II
In 1923 it became a cathedral, serving as such until 3 August 1941, when its altar and iconoclastic, along with icons and paintings, were partly destroyed by aerial bombardment during World War II.
These  items are found at the entrance  on the outside of the Cathedral
It was restored after the war, from 1946-1951.
Parishioners bring food for a holy feast day.
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A service was taking place at the time of our visit.
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The ornateness of the inside of the Cathedral was breaktaking.
Everywhere you looked the painting and design was incredible..
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Leaving the Cathedral and walking down the street past a Mosque.
The old mosque and the new building.
Reflection of the mosque in the glass of the newer building.
Constanta, founded as a colony almost 2600 years ago, is the oldest attested city in Romania, the biggest port at the Black Sea (third largest in Europe) and also the fourth largest city in Romania with its 400,000 inhabitants. Constanta was founded by the Greeks as a port on the Black Sea Coast for trading with inland people. This is the main square. Note the unfinished building to the right in the photo.
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