Church of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (Arad, Romania)

After the demolition of an old church near the Mureș River, a new one was begun upon the initiative of Prokopije Ivačković, the Bishop of Arad.

Construction lasted from 1862 to 1865, receiving funds from the Mocioni family and from Viennese banker Simon Sinas.

The lower interior walls are of artificial marble; the middle feature plant decorations; the upper is painted in Orthodox iconography.

The style is a classicizing neo-Baroque, more akin to 19th-century Western than contemporary Orthodox churches.

[1] The church is listed as a historic monument by Romania's Ministry of Culture and Religious Affairs.