Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ

On August 9, 1993, Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Bartholomew I, Serbian Patriarch Pavle, and the Serbian Orthodox Metropolitan of Montenegro and the Littoral, Amfilohije Radović, laid and consecrated the cornerstone for the cathedral. On May 18, 1994, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Alexius II celebrated a liturgy on the foundation. On October 7, 2013 – the 1700th anniversary of the Edict of Milan – the Cathedral of the Resurrection was solemnly consecrated by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, the Orthodox Patriarchs of Russia (Kirill I), Serbia (Irinej), and Jerusalem (Theophilos III), the Archbishops of Cyprus (Chrysostomos II), Athens (Ieronymos II), and Albania (Anastasios), the Polish Orthodox Metropolitan Sawa, and numerous other representatives of Orthodox churches. Thousands of people had gathered in front of the cathedral for this event. The ceremony was also attended by Montenegrin President Filip Vujanović and other high-ranking politicians.

The Cathedral of the Resurrection has a built-up area of 1,270 m² (total area of all interior spaces: 4,000 m²) and was built on a cruciform plan. Above the main hall rises a 35.50-meter-high dome with a 4-meter-high gilded cross. The main entrance is flanked by two 26.70-meter-high bell towers, whose carillon comprises 17 bells. The largest bell weighs 11 tons. On the ground floor of the two bell towers are two chapels dedicated to Saints Simeon Mirotočivi and Jovan Vladimir. The Simeon Mirotočivi Chapel houses a renovated old baptismal font from the former Zlatica Monastery near Podgorica. The interior is adorned with frescoes, icons, mosaics, stone sculptures, and wood carvings that reflect Montenegro's Christian Orthodox heritage from early Christian times to the present. The frescoes in the interior were painted on a gilded background and cover a total area of 6,200 m². The floors are covered by 1,872 m² of mosaics; in addition, there are 79 m² of wall mosaics. Above the main entrance, a mosaic depicts the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Among the depictions in the main hall are numerous saints, but also personalities from Serbian and Montenegrin history, including members of the Nemanjić and Petrović dynasties. A fresco shows the communist philosophers Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels as well as the Yugoslav head of state and party leader Josip Broz Tito in hell. In the basement there is a crypt, which is also partially decorated with frescoes.