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The Cathedral for the Salvation of the Romanian People (''Catedrala Mântuirii Neamului Românesc'') is the common name used to refer to a future Romanian Orthodox cathedral currently under construction in Bucharest. It will be the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, and the tallest Orthodox Christian church in the world if completed. The new cathedral will be dedicated to the Ascension of Christ and to Saint Andrew.〔("Hramul Catedralei Mantuirii Neamului" ) ''Catedralaneamului.ro'' Accessed 29 November 2014.〕〔("Catedrala Mantuirii Neamului va purta hramul sf. ap. Andrei si al Inaltarii Domnului" ) ''Agenția de Știri Basilica'' Accessed 29 November 2014.〕 The plan of the cathedral complex includes a cathedral building; below the cathedral building, a soup kitchen with capacity for 1,000; two hotels; and parking for about 500 cars. The cathedral is designed with seating for approximately 6,000 worshipers, a greater than tenfold increase on the current patriarchal cathedral.〔("Romania's costly passion for building churches." ) BBC News Accessed 7 August 2013.〕 To build the cathedral will be used 100,000 m³ of concrete, 45,000 tons of rigid armature and about 25,000 tons of flexible armature, ten times more than a ten-storey block. Energy efficiency is assured by massive walls of resistance and brick used on the inside and outside of them. The cathedral is designed to withstand earthquakes of 8.5 on the Richter scale. As of June 2015, the cathedral is constructed in a proportion of 60%. == History == The earliest idea of a national cathedral came about after the Romanian War of Independence (1877 - 1878). It would symbolise the victory of Orthodoxy against the Ottoman Muslims. The idea was shelved for lack of consensus on design, location and funding.〔Stan L. and Turcescu L. ''Religion and Politics in Post-Communist Romania'' Oxford University Press, 2007, ISBN 0-19-530853-0.〕 In 1920, King Ferdinand sent a letter to the Metropolitan, Miron Cristea, supporting the project, but this had no effect. In 1925, after the Romanian Orthodox Church became an independent patriarchate, Cristea suggested Carol Park as a site but his idea was defeated in favour of Bibescu Vodă Square. There, in 1929, a ''troiţă'' was raised. Lack of funds meant the construction was postponed and later forgotten.〔 In September 1995, as the Romanian Orthodox Church celebrated its 70th anniversary of independence, Patriarch Teoctist proposed a new large cathedral on the scale of the newly rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow.〔 He envisioned a standing capacity of 10,000. On 12 October 2004, the senate voted for the project, estimated to take 6 years.〔 On 27 and 28 November 2004, officials, up to 1,000 priests and worshippers from Bucharest and other cities gathered in Bucharest.〔("Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral" ), Catedralaneamului.ro.〕 The Holy Synod came into session. On 29 November 2007, Patriarch Daniel of Romania laid the foundation stone, gave his blessing and consecrated the site at Arsenal Hill. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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