Saint Sava's Cathedral

THE Serbian Orthodox cathedral of Saint Sava is one of the most-easily spotted landmarks in Belgrade.

Begun in 1935, construction was held up by World War Two and by the subsequent communist regime.

Building recommenced in 1984, and the 4,000-tonne dome was put in place four years later.

In many ways the cathedral is more striking from outside, although the interior is impressive enough

Many of the mosaics have been paid for by Russia at the behest of  Vladimir Putin, with work still ongoing.

The cathedral is named after Prince Rastko (1174-1236), who took the name Sava (literally: old man) on becoming a monk.

He founded the Serbian Orthodox Church, and the cathedral is built on the site of where his remains were burnt by the Turks in 1594.