Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tiflis

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, or Tiflisier military Cathedral (Georgian ტფილისის ალექსანდრე ნეველის სამხედრო ტაძარი, tp ʰ ʰ ɪlɪsɪs ɑlɛk sɑndrɛ nɛvɛlɪs sɑmχɛdrɔ tɑd͡zɑrɪ; Russian Тифлисский Александро - Невский военный собор ) was an Orthodox cathedral in Tbilisi. She stood in the center of the city, on the Golowini Street (now Rustaveli Gamsiri ), at the site of the current Georgian Parliament building. The cathedral was the time of the Russian Tsar 's rule in the years 1871-1872, as well as built in 1889-1897. In 1930 it was demolished by the Soviet government to build a parliament building here. The novel design of the cathedral was built after the Neo - Byzantine style. Architect was the Russian David Grimm.

History

The cathedral was built to commemorate the Russian victory in the Caucasus war against the North Caucasian peoples, and was named after the medieval Russian saint Alexander Nevsky. The construction was sponsored by the High Priest of the Caucasian Army Sergey Gumilevsky, the military governor Sheremetev and Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolayevich.

In 1865, an architectural competition for the cathedral took place. The government wanted a " grandiose and magnificent " cathedral, which should fit at least 2,000 creditors. At the end of the competition a simple design by David Grimm was elected.

Construction of the cathedral was six years later, on April 16, 1871 started by Alexander Garden at Gunibsky place in the upper part (later known as Soborny Square, now part of the Rustaveli Gamsiri ). But less than a year later, he was suspended indefinitely. The construction was resumed only in 1889. 1891 was only the construction of the foundation was finished and began the construction of the walls. 32 years later after the competition, on 21 May 1897, the Tbilisi Aleksander Nevsky Cathedral was consecrated by the Exarch of Georgia Vladimir. Grimm died the following year.

With the 40-meter and 13-meter dome of the Alexander Nevski Cathedral was the tallest church in the Caucasus region. In February 1921, the cemetery was a burial ground for the Cadets ( Junkers ) of the Georgian military school who fell in the fight against the Soviet Red Army. In 1930 the cathedral was demolished by the Soviet government to build the building of the Government of the Georgian SSR (now the Parliament of Georgia).