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The cathedral of Tulcea was built on the place where the Romanians from the village of Beștepe had built a small wooden church. The foundation stone of the current church was laid in 1862 by Metropolitan Dionisie of Durostorului, the inscription at the entrance stands as testimony: "This holy place with the patron Saint Hierarch Nicolae, from the city of Tulcea, was built in 1865, during the Turkish rule , next to the old church".
The beautiful cathedral has a height of approximately 30m, being in the shape of a cross and following the Byzantine style with three towers. It is built of stone and brick, plastered on the outside, covered with galvanized sheet metal and painted in oil on the inside. The ceiling consists of 15 vaults, supported on 8 massive pillars, made of brick and stone.
The painting in Renaissance style was executed in 1905-1906 by the painter-professor D. Marinescu, from the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest.
The beautiful cathedral has a height of approximately 30m, being in the shape of a cross and following the Byzantine style with three towers. It is built of stone and brick, plastered on the outside, covered with galvanized sheet metal and painted in oil on the inside. The ceiling consists of 15 vaults, supported on 8 massive pillars, made of brick and stone.
The painting in Renaissance style was executed in 1905-1906 by the painter-professor D. Marinescu, from the School of Fine Arts in Bucharest.