CASIN CHURCH

BUCHAREST

Casin Church in Bucharest is a quite a recently built church for the ex-communist capital of Romania. It was built in the 20th century, after World War II and after the Romanian Communist Party took the power in Bucharest in 1945.

CASIN MONASTERY HISTORY

Casin Church bear the name of a small village where battles took place during World War I. The decision to build this monumental church, near Arch of Triumph, was taken in 1935. The land where we can see it and visit it today belonged to a boyar in the 19th century. The architect D. Ionescu-Berechet won the contest for the project you can see today if you travel to Bucharest.

CASIN CHURCH AREA

In 1937 works should have begun but the war was close and they were stopped until 1946. You can see in Casin Church Murano jigsaw puzzle. Another interesting piece is the marble paneling. The church is 42 m high and 29 m but the dome is 50 m high.