LOL INTERNET'''''Cathedral''''' is the English term commonly used for [[church]]es that are the seat of a [[bishop]]'s [[see]]. The word cathedral comes from the Greek word καθέδρα (cathedra) or seat, referring to the bishop's chair, as head of the [[diocese]]. '''[[Sobor]]''' (собор) is the name generally used for the bishop's church within Slavic language countries. Cathedrals are often large buildings, usually [[basilica]]s. == Image Gallery ==<gallery>Image:Nicolai-do-1930s.jpg|<small> Holy Resurrection Cathedral (Tokyo, Japan) re-built c1930.</small>Image:StSophiaLosAngeles.JPG|<small> St. Sophia Cathedral, Los Angeles, California.</small>Image:DormitionCathMoscow.JPG|<small> Cathedral of the Dormition, on Cathedral Square of the Moscow Kremlin.</small>Image:Temple Saint Sava.jpg|<small> Temple of Saint Sava, Belgrade, Serbia.</small>Image:Patras Cathedral.jpg|<small> Cathedral Agios Andreas (Saint Andrew) in Patras, Achaea, Greece.</small>Image:Berat cathedral.jpg|<small> Cathedral of St. Demetrius in Berat, Albania.</small> Image:AlexanderNevskiCathedral.jpg|<small> St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia, Bulgaria.</small>Image:St Nicholas Wash DC1.jpg|<small> St. Nicholas Cathedral - Washington, DC.</small></gallery> ==External link==*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cathedral Western Christian usage] [[Category:Churches]][[Category:Church architecture]] [[ro:Catedrală]]
