uss nig , ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁and ▁was ▁finished ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁when ▁the ▁co pper ▁roof ▁was ▁done . ▁The ▁plan , ▁by ▁Vir g il ▁N agy ▁and ▁I os if ▁Kam ner ▁of ▁Budapest , ▁was ▁chosen ▁from ▁among ▁designs ▁submitted ▁by ▁ 3 1 ▁mainly ▁Aust rian ▁and ▁Hung arian ▁architect s . ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁the ▁four ▁b ells ▁were ▁bl essed ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁two ▁main ▁sp ires ▁( d uring ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁the ▁Aust ro - H ung arian ▁Army ▁m elt ed ▁the ▁three ▁b ells ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁sp ire ▁for ▁use ▁as ▁can n ons ; ▁these ▁were ▁not ▁replaced ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 6 ). ▁The ▁icon ost asis ▁and ▁k li ros ▁were ▁then ▁manufact ured ▁at ▁Constantin ▁Bab ic ' s ▁firm ▁in ▁Buch ar est ; ▁electric ▁light ing ▁was ▁also ▁installed . ▁The ▁icon ost asis ▁( of ▁gilt ▁car ved ▁wood ) ▁and ▁d ome ▁( show ing ▁Christ ▁P ant ocr ator ▁fl ank ed ▁by ▁ang els ) ▁were ▁painted ▁by ▁Oct av ian ▁Sm ig el sch i , ▁from ▁the ▁nearby ▁village ▁of ▁L udo ș . ▁ ▁The ▁exterior ▁is ▁in ▁red ▁and ▁yellow ▁brick . ▁The ▁sp a cious ▁nave ▁is ▁border ed ▁by ▁smaller ▁spher ical ▁roof s ▁and ▁four ▁to wers : ▁two ▁smaller ▁oct ag onal ▁ones ,