World Record

Largest Orthodox iconostasis: Romania’s National Cathedral sets world record

The Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral, also known as the National Cathedral, an Orthodox cathedral under construction in Bucharest, Romania, to serve as the patriarchal cathedral of the Romanian Orthodox Church, has a giant Orthodox iconostasis (23.8 meters length and 17.1 meters height and an area of 407 square meters), which sets the new world record for…

May 6, 2021Aurelian Iftimiu

World’s oldest man dies aged 111 and 8 months – less than a month after taking title

Dumitru Comănescu was aged 111 years and eight months old when he passed away on Saturday – just under one month after inheriting the title of the oldest living man in the world. The oldest man in the world has died less than one month after scooping the impressive title. Romanian Dumitru Comanescu was 111-years-old…

Jul 1, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

Oldest living man, Dumitru Comanescu, receives Patriarchal Cross

His Beatitude Patriarch Daniel has awarded the Romanian super-centenarian Dumitru Comanescu with the highest distinction of the Romanian Orthodox Church. Romanian engineer Dumitru Comanescu, a Bucharest resident who is 111 years and 7 months old, has become the oldest living man in the world after British Bob Weighton died on May 28 at the age…

Jun 25, 2020Aurelian Iftimiu

World Record Academy: Bucharest has “longest choreographed fountain system”

The World Record Academy has recognized the recently re-designed fountains in Bucharest’s Unirii Square as “the longest choreographed fountain system” in the world. The fountains underwent a revamping process, which required an investment of EUR 7 million. Apa Nova, the company that manages Bucharest’s water and sewage system, carried out the project. The 44 fountains…

Sep 6, 2019Aurelian Iftimiu