The Metropolitan Cathedral of Timisoara is one of the most expensive buildings in the city and one of the most successful architectural monuments in our country. Located in the center of the city, at the intersection of the most important traffic arteries, the cathedral dedicated to the Three Holy Hierarchs impresses with its significant dimensions, its architectural specificity and its enamelled tile covering, which shines wonderfully in the sunlight. The Orthodox Cathedral of the Holy Three Hierarchs was built between 1936 and 1940, according to the sketch of the architect Ioan Troianescu, being declared an art monument for its architecture, painting and sculpture. The actual construction of the cathedral began in 1936, with the consecration of the foundation stone, by Bishop Andrei Magieru of Arad. The building works stretched over almost five years, the cathedral today stretches over an area of ​​over one thousand five hundred square meters, the total volume of the interior being over fifty thousand cubic meters. The cathedral has no less than eleven towers, of which the main tower is almost eighty-four meters. The construction has a length of sixty-three meters and a width of thirty-two meters. Around five thousand believers can take part in the services performed here. In the towers of the cathedral there are seven large, particularly powerful bells. In the fall of 1946, after ten years of effort, the new metropolitan residence, adorned with the best and most chosen works, was waiting for the solemnity of its dedication and dedication to the cult for which it was intended. Thus, October 6, 1946 was chosen as the day of the great feast of the Orthodox in Banat. Patriarch Nicodim Munteanu and King Mihai I participated in this great procession, together with the entire episcopate of the Transylvanian Metropolis and representatives from all corners of the Romanian land. Due to the Second World War, the interior and exterior finishes and paintings were only finished in 1956.