Novocherkassk Cathedral

The Resurrection Cathedral (Russian Вознесенский собор ) is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city of Novocherkassk in Russia. The cathedral was built in 1811-1904 in the city center, and has a height of 74.7 meters, Russia's seventh-highest cathedral. It can accommodate 5,000 people.

History

The foundation stone for the construction of the cathedral was laid in 1805. The construction work began, however, only six years later, on 1 October 1811. The design was by the Swiss architect Luigi Rusca. After Luigi Rusca Russia had left but in 1818, a man was new architect named Amwrossimow.

However, its design has proved to be stable enough to support the main dome. Parts of the cathedral collapsed in 1846 it collapsed. This happened one more time in 1863 with the design of another architect. The construction of a third variant by AA Jaschtschenko was decided in 1891. The approval of the Russian tsar was issued March 24, 1891. Was completed the building in 1904, the consecration took place on 6 May 1905.

At the beginning of Soviet rule, the golden lining of the domes was replaced by a simple cover made ​​of iron. Was closed the sacral 1934.

Only shortly before the collapse of the Soviet Union, the cathedral was again handed over to the Russian Orthodox Church. With the restoration was started in 2001. On the 200th anniversary of the founding of Novocherkassk and 100 years after the foundation stone of the Resurrection Cathedral, the restoration of the facade was completed in 2005.

Architecture

The cathedral is a richly structured neobyzantinischer central building of pale stone with central dome and four corner towers and five other smaller domes. Three of the four short arms of the cross are written by apses, the fourth is a narthexartiger also turmbekrönter stem on to the portal.