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epa07189626 Believers queue in front of the iconostasis in order to enter the altar of the Cathedral of National Redemption shortly after the consecration service, in Bucharest, Romania, 25 November 2018. Also named People's Salvation Cathedral, the building is sharing the same courtyard as the Palace of the Parliament - the world's largest administrative building for civilian use. About 100.000 cubic meters of concrete were used to build the cathedral structure, as well as 70.000 tons of steel armature. The cathedral, that is using the world's largest free swinging church bell, surpassing the Saint Peter's bell in the Cologne Cathedral, is claimed to become the largest Orthodox church in the world when finished. The construction started in 2010, and the price was estimated at 110 million euro, according to the Orthodox Church officials. Up to 30.000 believers from all over the country attend the consecration mass, that could be watched on huge TV screens installed outside the cathedral. EPA/ROBERT GHEMENT