St Sophia's Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Gold and glass glow in half-light; Greek psalms echo beneath a copper dome.
On Moscow Road rises a yellow-brick basilica crowned with a copper dome. Built in 1878-79 and consecrated in 1882, this Grade I listed church served as the cathedral for Orthodox Christians in Western Europe and even for the Greek nation during the Second World War. Its interior shimmers with gilt mosaics, marble and a wooden iconostasis carved by Farmer & Brindley, while a small museum preserves treasures of London's Greek community. Open for prayer and occasional tours, it remains a living link between London and Constantinople.
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