Zagreb Orthodox Cathedral, Eastern Orthodox cathedral in central Zagreb, Croatia
The Zagreb Orthodox Cathedral is a Serbian Orthodox cathedral in central Zagreb, Croatia, built entirely from stone. The building follows a neoclassical style that combines Western European architectural forms with elements drawn from Serbian church building tradition.
The site originally held a Catholic church dedicated to Saint Margaret before being converted to Orthodox use in 1782. The current stone structure was built in the early 1860s to replace the earlier building.
The cathedral serves as the main gathering place for Zagreb's Serbian Orthodox community during services and holidays. On Orthodox feast days, worshippers dress formally and the liturgy is sung in Church Slavonic, which gives the ceremonies a distinctly traditional character.
The cathedral is in central Zagreb and easy to reach on foot from most parts of the city center. Modest clothing is recommended when visiting, and it is worth being aware of ongoing services to avoid disrupting worshippers.
The interior contains two iconostases side by side: one from 1795 and a second one added around 1884 without removing the first. It is rare to see both kept together, since in most churches the older piece would have been replaced rather than preserved alongside the new one.
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