The installation of mosaics in the Temple of Saint Sava in Belgrade officially began on August 30, 2016.
An agreement on the donation of Russia was signed in the Presidency of Serbia, which officially started the works on the interior decoration of the Temple of Saint Sava. The project is financed from non-budget funds provided by Russian companies operating in Serbia, and according to the decree of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, Roshotrudnichestvo is the general coordinator of works for the interior decoration of the Temple.
The surface of the mosaic composition in the dome is 1230 square meters and it is made of natural stone and glass.
The mosaic was placed first in the dome and under-dome gallery, and then in the altar space of the Temple. Its total area will be 3852 m2. Artists from Russia, Belarus and Serbia worked on the mosaic, led by Russian academic painter and icon painter Nikolai Mukhin.
A total of 15,000 square meters of mosaics were made in the Temple.
