It is not for nothing that historical sources call “Orthodox Rus'” and can boast of hundreds of ancient churches and monasteries, whose artistic value is enormous. Every small village, every town certainly has a church. The history of many of them goes back several centuries, so it is not easy, and even unreasonable, to judge which is more important.

We present to your attention ten temples known for their artistic, architectural and historical value.

Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir

This white stone cathedral, listed as a UNESCO heritage site, is first on our list for a reason. Before the rise of Moscow, it was precisely this that was the main temple of Rus', and it was built and painted even before the Tatar-Mongol yoke.

Now this temple also houses a museum, and it can be visited any time when church services are not going on.

Kazan Cathedral

The famous Nevsky Prospect Church, built at the beginning of the 19th century, is known to every tourist.

This Empire style building does not look like a typical Orthodox church, but services are held there. The cathedral, modeled after St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, served as the Museum of Religion and Atheism during the Soviet years and was significantly damaged, but by 2000 it had been completely restored and rededicated.

St. Isaac's Cathedral

There are still legends about the construction of the cathedral in the middle of the 16th century, because if the customer is known, then three people apply for the role of performer. The well-known version about the blinded master has not been documented, but is very common among tour guides.

Having become a museum in the USSR, the temple was in dire straits for a long time, but in 1946 it was completely restored. Recently, religious services have begun to be held here again, but it can also be visited as a museum.

Church of the Intercession on the Nerl

Founded in 1165, the modest temple above the river is widely known for its exquisite beauty, simplicity and grace of form. Unlike the magnificent temples of the capital, it is small, not covered with carvings and patterns, but is valued by historians and artists.

The reflection of the temple in the water of a quiet river has been depicted and photographed thousands of times and never ceases to attract tourists who are not lazy to walk a couple of kilometers from the nearest village to admire the temple at sunset and dawn.

Cathedral Church of Christ the Savior

Built in 1997, the temple became the most controversial religious project in Russia. On the one hand, this is only a restored 19th-century cathedral, on the walls of which were written the names of soldiers and officers who died in battles with the Napoleonic army. On the other hand, this is a fashionable place where Russian politicians and businessmen “usually appear.”

By the way, many parishioners of the temple note that putting less than 500 rubles in the donation box is considered bad manners here.

Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Fr. Kizhi

The wooden octagonal church on the island of Kizhi was built at the beginning of the 18th century and is now in deplorable condition. Architectural experts insist on its complete reconstruction, but cannot decide how to do this.

Well, while they are arguing, tourists going to the island to admire the 22-domed church are risking their health by approaching the emergency building.

Ensemble of the former Ferapontov Monastery

Founded at the end of the 14th century by Saint Ferapont, the monastery stands on a hill between two lakes in the Vologda region. It is included in the UNESCO list of cultural heritage and especially valuable historical sites of Russia. For several centuries it was the largest monastery in this region, but with the advent of Soviet power it did not escape the fate of a museum.

The dispute over the fate of the former monastery is still going on between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Ministry of Culture.

St. George's Cathedral in Yuryev-Polsky

The massive, squat white stone cathedral was built in 1230 by order of Prince Svyatoslav.

It was distinguished by its unusual architecture for that period and numerous carvings on the walls of the temple. The frescoes that decorated it from the inside were repeatedly erased over time and restored by local craftsmen, so now they differ from the original ones, although the plots have been preserved.

Church of the Savior on Nereditsa

Not far from Veliky Novgorod, on the river bank, stands a 12th-century church, built by order of Prince Yaroslav in memory of his two dead sons. Built in less than a year, it is distinguished by its massive structure and unique frescoes that cover all the walls from floor to ceiling.

The church was severely damaged by the Nazis during World War II and was completely restored only in 2004. Now it is open as a museum object, but on holidays services are held there.

Each of these buildings is beautiful in its own way, and it’s worth visiting them, even if you are not a religious person.

I read that the Patriarch of Constantinople is the main one among the Orthodox. How so? He has almost no flock, because mostly Muslims live in Istanbul. And in general, how does everything work in our church? Who is more important than whom?

S. Petrov, Kazan

In total there are 15 autocephalous (independent - Ed.) Orthodox churches.

Constantinople

Its status as Orthodox Church No. 1 was determined in 1054, when the Patriarch of Constantinople trampled the bread prepared according to Western custom. This became the reason for the split of the Christian Church into Orthodox and Catholic. The throne of Constantinople was the first Orthodox, and its special significance is not disputed. Although the flock of the current Patriarch of Constantinople, who bears the proud title of Patriarch of New Rome and Ecumenical, is small.

Alexandria

According to church tradition, the Alexandria Church was founded by the holy Apostle Mark. The second of the four oldest Orthodox patriarchates. Canonical territory - Africa. In the 3rd century. It was there that monasticism first appeared.

Antioch

The third oldest, founded, according to legend, by Peter and Paul around 37. Jurisdiction: Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Kuwait, UAE, Bahrain, Oman, also Arab parishes in Europe, North and South America, Australia.

Jerusalem

The oldest church, occupying 4th place in the autocephalous churches. It has the name of the mother of all churches, because it was on its territory that all the most important events described in the New Testament took place. Its first bishop was the Apostle James, the brother of the Lord.

Russian

Not being the oldest, upon its establishment it immediately received an honorable fifth place among churches. The largest and most influential autocephalous Orthodox Church.

Georgian

One of the oldest churches in the world. According to legend, Georgia is the apostolic lot of the Mother of God.

Serbian

The first mass baptism of Serbs occurred under the Byzantine emperor Heraclius (610-641).

Romanian

Has jurisdiction on the territory of Romania. It has state status: the clergy's salary is paid from the state treasury.

Bulgarian

In Bulgaria, Christianity began to spread already in the 1st century. In 865, under St. Prince Boris, the general baptism of the Bulgarian people takes place.

Cyprus

10th place among autocephalous local churches.
One of the oldest local churches in the East. Founded by the Apostle Barnabas in 47.
In the 7th century fell under the Arab yoke, from which it was completely freed only in 965.

Helladic (Greek)

Historically, the Orthodox population of what is now Greece was within the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church of Constantinople. Autocephaly was proclaimed in 1833. The king was named the head of the church. Has state status.

Albanian

The bulk of the congregation lives in the southern regions of Albania (Islam predominates in the center and north). Founded in the 10th century. as part of Constantinople, but then gained independence in 1937.

Polish

It was established in its modern form in 1948. Before that, for a long time, 80% of the church’s believers were Ukrainians, Belarusians and Rusyns.

Czech lands and Slovakia

Founded on the territory of the Great Moravian Principality in 863 through the labors of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Equal-to-the-Apostles. 14th place among churches.

American

It is not recognized by Constantinople, as well as a number of other churches. The origin goes back to the creation in 1794 by the monks of the Valaam Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior of the first Orthodox mission in America. American Orthodox believe that St. Herman of Alaska is their apostle.

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The tallest Orthodox churches in the world, whose height exceeds 70 meters.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior
Moscow

1. The newly rebuilt Cathedral of Christ the Savior is considered the largest cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church. The temple can accommodate 10,000 people. The height of the temple with the dome and cross is currently 103 m (1.5 m higher than St. Isaac's Cathedral)

St. Isaac's Cathedral

2. St. Isaac's Cathedral (official name - Cathedral of St. Isaac of Dalmatia) is the largest Orthodox church in St. Petersburg. Built in 1818-1858 according to the design of the architect Auguste Montferrand; construction was supervised by Emperor Nicholas I. Height - 101.5 m, internal area - more than 4,000 m².

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral
Khabarovsk

3. Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral - an Orthodox cathedral in Khabarovsk, built on the steep bank of the Amur in 2001-2004. The height of the domes of the Transfiguration Cathedral is 83 meters, the height with crosses is 95 meters.

Smolny Cathedral
Saint Petersburg

4. Smolny Resurrection Cathedral (Smolny Cathedral) is part of the architectural ensemble of the Smolny Monastery, which is located in St. Petersburg on the left bank of the Neva on Smolnaya Embankment. The height of the cathedral is 93.7 meters.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (Novoyarmarkochny)
Nizhny Novgorod

5. Cathedral of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky (Novoyarmarochny) - Orthodox cathedral (since 2009) in Nizhny Novgorod. Built in 1868-1881 according to the design of the architect L.V. Dahl. The height of the temple is 87 meters

Tsminda Sameba
Tbilisi, Georgia

6. Tsminda Sameba (Georgian წმინდა სამება - “Holy Trinity”); The Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi is the main cathedral of the Georgian Orthodox Church; located in Tbilisi, on the hill of St. Ilya (left bank of the Kura). The height of the upper temple is 105.5 meters (without the dome cross 98 meters and the cross 7.5 meters)

Annunciation Cathedral
Voronezh

7. The Annunciation Cathedral in Voronezh was built according to the design of the architect V.P. Shevelev in the Russian-Byzantine style. The height of the temple itself is 85 meters, and its highest point is 97 meters.

Timisoara Cathedral of the Three Saints
Romania

8. Timisoara Cathedral of the Three Saints (Romanian: Catedrala Mitropolitană din Timișoara Trei Ierarhi) is a cathedral in Timisoara. Built in 1936-1940 from concrete and brick and dedicated to the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom.

The height of the cathedral is 83.7 m, it is the tallest church in the country and one of the tallest Orthodox churches. It can accommodate more than four thousand parishioners.

Savior on Spilled Blood
Saint Petersburg

9. Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on the Blood or Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg - an Orthodox memorial single-altar church in the name of the Resurrection of Christ; built in memory of the fact that at this place on March 1, 1881, Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded as a result of an assassination attempt (the expression on the blood indicates the blood of the king). The temple was built as a monument to the Tsar-Martyr with funds collected throughout Russia.

Located in the historical center of St. Petersburg on the banks of the Griboyedov Canal next to the Mikhailovsky Garden and Konyushennaya Square, not far from the Champs of Mars. The height of the nine-domed temple is 81 m, capacity up to 1600 people

Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral
Saint Petersburg

10. Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral (Trinity Cathedral) - Orthodox cathedral on Trinity Square in the Admiralteysky district of St. Petersburg. The full historical name is the Cathedral of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity of the Life Guards Izmailovsky Regiment. The height of the cathedral is about 80 meters. Accommodates more than 3000 people.

Assumption Church-bell tower at the Rogozhskoe cemetery
Moscow

11. Erected at the expense of Old Believers merchants immediately after the lifting of restrictions on the construction of Old Believer churches in 1907-1910. The height of the bell tower is about 80 meters

Temple of Saint Sava
Belgrade

12. The Temple of St. Sava (Serbian: Temple of Svetog Save) in Belgrade on Vracar was built on the site of the burning of the relics of St. Sava by the Ottoman authorities in 1594. The height of the temple is 79 meters.

Trinity Cathedral
Pskov

13. Holy Trinity Cathedral in Pskov - an Orthodox church, the cathedral of the Pskov and Velikiye Luki diocese. It is part of the architectural ensemble of the Pskov region and is its main building. The cathedral extends up to 78 meters.

Sapinca-Peri Monastery
Romania

14. The tallest wooden temple in the world. Height 78 meters

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral of the Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery
Moscow region, mountains. Dzerzhinsky

15. Nikolo-Ugreshsky Monastery - an Orthodox male stauropegial monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church. Founded in 1380 by Grand Duke Dmitry Donskoy on the site of the appearance of the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Height 77 meters, designed for 7000 people.

Big Chrysostom
Ekaterinburg

16. Temple-bell tower, destroyed in 1930 and rebuilt in 2006 - 2013 close to its historical foundation. According to the contractor, the height of the restored temple is 65 meters.

Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God
Stavropol

17. Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God (Kazan Cathedral) is the cathedral of the Stavropol and Nevinnomyssk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was originally built in 1843-1847, but was destroyed in the 1930s. Restored in 2004-2012 on the old foundation. Built on the highest point of Stavropol. The height of the temple including the dome is 76 meters.

Holy Trinity Cathedral
Morshansk

18. Cathedral of the Life-Giving Trinity (Trinity Cathedral) is the second cathedral of the Michurinsk and Morshansk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, the main Orthodox church of the city of Morshansk, Tambov region. The project was approved in 1830 with the note “not to build higher than Isaac.” The height of the cathedral is 75.6 m

Assumption Cathedral
Astrakhan

19. Assumption Cathedral (official name - Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary) is located on the territory of the Astrakhan Kremlin. Built in 1699-1710 under the direction of stone mason Dorofei Myakishev; construction was supervised by Metropolitan Sampson. Cathedral height

Ascension Cathedral
Novocherkassk

20. Ascension Military Patriarchal Cathedral - an Orthodox church in Novocherkassk, the second cathedral of the Rostov and Novocherkassk diocese and the main temple of the Don Cossacks. Here lie the remains of the Don atamans M.I. Platov, V.V. Orlov-Denisov, I.E. Efremov, Ya.P. Baklanov. Initially, all the domes of the cathedral were covered with red gold, and the main cross was inlaid with rock crystal. The height of the central dome with a cross reaches 74.6 meters.

Ascension Cathedral
Dace

21. Ascension Cathedral - the main Orthodox church of the city of Yelets, the cathedral church of the Yelets diocese. The height of the cathedral together with the cross is 74 meters, length 84 meters, width 34 meters.

St. Michael's Cathedral
Cherkasy

22. St. Michael's Cathedral - an Orthodox cathedral in Cherkassy built in 1994-2002 and named after the Archangel Michael. The height of the cathedral is 74 m, length - 58 m, and width - 54 m. With these parameters, it became the largest temple in Ukraine, capable of accommodating 12 thousand believers.

All Saints Church
Minsk

23. All Saints Church (Minsk) (full name - Minsk Church-monument in the name of All Saints and in memory of the victims who served for the salvation of our Fatherland) - the temple of the Belarusian exarchate of the Russian Orthodox Church. The height of the temple is 72 meters, including the cross - 74. At the same time, the temple will be able to accommodate 1,200 worshipers.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior
Kaliningrad

24. The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the main Orthodox church in Kaliningrad, built according to the design of the architect Oleg Kopylov. Designed for 3,000 people. The height (to the cross) reaches 73 meters.

Kazan Cathedral
Saint Petersburg

25. Kazan Cathedral (Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God) is one of the largest churches in St. Petersburg, made in the Empire style. Built on Nevsky Prospekt in 1801-1811 by the architect A. N. Voronikhin to store the revered copy of the miraculous icon of the Mother of God of Kazan. After the Patriotic War of 1812, it acquired significance as a monument to Russian military glory. In 1813, commander M.I. Kutuzov was buried here and the keys to the captured cities and other military trophies were placed. The height of the cathedral is 71.6 m

Holy Trinity Cathedral
Magadan

26. Holy Trinity Cathedral (Cathedral of the Life-Giving Trinity) - the cathedral of the Magadan diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. The temple-monument to the victims of political repression, the second largest Orthodox church in the Far East. The total area of ​​the Cathedral, taking into account the adjacent territory, is more than 9 thousand square meters. meters. The height of the central dome with a cross is 71.2 m.

Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral
Kronstadt

27. The Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is the last and largest of the maritime cathedrals of the Russian Empire. Built in 1903-13. in Kronstadt according to the neo-Byzantine project of V. A. Kosyakov. The condition for drawing up the project was that the height of the dome would allow the cathedral to serve as a landmark from the sea, and the cross of the sea temple should be the first thing that caught the navigator’s eye.

The height to the base of the main dome is 52 meters; dome diameter - 26.7 m; external height with a cross is 70.5 meters. This is the tallest building in Kronstadt.

Cathedral of Peter and Paul
Peterhof

28. Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul - an Orthodox church in Peterhof. Located in New Peterhof, on the banks of the Olgin Pond, on St. Petersburg Avenue, near the Peterhof palace and park ensemble. Externally, the temple has a pyramidal shape and is crowned with five hipped domes. Its height is about 70 meters.

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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Rostov-on-Don.

The temple was built according to the standard design of the architect K. A. Ton and is externally very similar to his other temples built according to his designs: the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow and the Vvedensky Church of the Semenovsky Regiment in St. Petersburg and the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Petrozavodsk, which have not survived to this day. But to say that one is a copy of the other is wrong.

In addition, in 1887, according to the design of the military architect-engineer A. A. Campioni and the artist-architect D. V. Lebedev, on its western side, a four-tier bell tower was erected with the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra in Lycia and a belfry, height 75 meters. The gospel of its 10-ton bell can be heard 42 versts along the Zadon region.

Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg, the temple of military glory, one of the most magnificent temple buildings in St. Petersburg.

The main façade of the cathedral faces Nevsky Prospekt and forms the unique appearance of the city's main thoroughfare. The temple building, conceived by the architect A.N. Voronikhin, bears the features of European classical architecture, in particular, St. Peter's Cathedral in Rome, and at the same time, the Russian architectural style with elements of eclecticism and classicism is clearly visible here. The cathedral amazes with its gigantic, slightly curving colonnade, which consists of 96 thirteen-meter columns of the Corinthian order. These huge columns are made from blocks of stone brought from special quarries in Gatchina, a suburb of St. Petersburg. And in the external design of the cathedral there are picturesque reliefs and statues.

Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow

The most famous and most important cathedral in the country.

It was recreated in the 1990s on the site of the temple of the same name, created in the 19th century. The temple, 105 meters high, was built in the Russian-Byzantine style. The domes of the cathedral are made of stainless steel and covered with a thin layer of gold, and were also coated with a layer of diamond dust to protect them from atmospheric agents. The temple has 12 external doors cast in bronze. Numerous figures of saints are placed in the arches and niches of the temple. Currently, the temple has the status of a metochion of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'.

Epiphany Cathedral in Elokhov (Moscow)

It was built in 1837 according to the design of the architect E.D. Tyurin. The building was built in the style of classicism and is crowned with five domes on light drums, which form the main decoration of the temple. The large central rotunda has tall semicircular windows with graceful paintings on top, separated by paired columns. The temple is crowned by a huge golden dome with a small dome at the top. The side entrances to the temple are very large, divided into three parts by columns; There are semicircular windows on top. The shoots are framed by wide paired pilasters. In 1930, the temple became the patriarchal cathedral. The Epiphany Cathedral is the heart of the spiritual life of Orthodox Russia over the last 60 years. It never closed.

Resurrection Cathedral of the New Jerusalem Monastery (Istra)

A unique temple structure, both in complexity and beauty, built in 1658-1685.

The cathedral was conceived as a copy of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, but during construction it was not an exact repetition of the prototype, but rather its artistic transformation. The cathedral consists of several parts: in the center is the four-pillar Church of the Resurrection, to the west of it is a rotunda covered with a high tent with the Chapel of the Holy Sepulcher, to the east is the underground church of St. Constantine and Helena, as well as surviving fragments of the bell tower.

Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir

Cathedral Orthodox Church of the Vladimir Diocese on Cathedral Square in the city of Vladimir.

The Assumption Cathedral is the most beautiful architectural structure of Ancient Rus', a unique monument of the Vladimir-Suzdal white stone architecture of the pre-Mongol era. Following its example, the Italian architect Aristotle Fioravanti built the Assumption Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin. The Assumption Cathedral houses examples of art by the best artists of different times, from nameless isographers of the mid-12th century to the brilliant Andrei Rublev and masters of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Annunciation Cathedral of the Kazan Kremlin (Kazan)

It is one of the oldest and most interesting monuments of Russian church architecture.

The foundation of a wooden church on the site of the future cathedral is traced back to the acts of Tsar Ivan the Terrible. The cathedral belongs to the Pskov school of Russian architecture. During this period, masters Postnik Yakovlev and Ivan Shirai were instructed to go to Kazan to build a new stone city (Kremlin). The domes of the cathedral were originally semicircular in shape, but were redone in 1736. Four domes became onion-shaped; the middle dome of the cathedral was built in the Ukrainian Baroque style, covered with copper and gilded. Annunciation Cathedral in the Kazan Kremlin It remains the most ancient building in the Kremlin ensemble.

St. Sophia Cathedral in Veliky Novgorod

A wonderful architectural monument that has absorbed not only the features of Russian, but also foreign architecture.

Thus, the western entrance of the St. Sophia Cathedral is decorated with the famous Maglebur Gate of the 12th century. Tradition says that this is a military trophy obtained by the Novgorodians during the capture of the Swedish capital of Sigtuna in 1187. There is also the Korsun Gate of the 11th century, Byzantine work, leading to the Nativity border. During the Great Patriotic War, the cathedral was destroyed, but retained its shape. At present it is almost the same as it was in the 11th century. This is a five-nave cross-domed church with three apses.

St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral in St. Petersburg

A beautiful temple in the Elizabethan Baroque style, located on Nikolskaya Square.

It was built in the period from 1753 to 1762 (architect S.I. Chevakinsky) on the naval regimental yard on the site of a wooden church, and can accommodate about five thousand people. Next to the cathedral there is a four-tiered bell tower topped with a high spire. The majestic building of the St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral is decorated with Corinthian columns gathered in bunches, stucco platbands, a wide entablature and crowned with a gilded five-domed dome. The rich plasticity of the facade is complemented by balconies with patterned forged grilles. During the consecration, the cathedral was named naval, since the victories of the Russian fleet were celebrated there.

The Vladimir Cathedral in St. Petersburg is dedicated to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered icons in Rus'.

This five-domed temple is an architectural monument of the transitional style from Baroque to Classicism; it includes two churches - upper and lower. Currently, services are held only in the upper church. The sails of the central dome are decorated with sculptural images of the evangelists.

Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral of the Solovetsky Monastery

A majestic two-pillar temple, more than 40 meters high, which has no analogues in medieval Rus'

It is crowned with five chapters. The drum under the central head is shifted to the east and is perceived as a tent. The high vaults of the temple rest on two massive pillars, the light falls from above from the tent-drum, which seems to float above the iconostasis. The history of the main temple of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Solovetsky stauropegial monastery goes back almost six centuries. The holy relics of the first founders of Solovetsky - the Venerables Zosima and Savvaty - are kept here.

Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The largest Orthodox church in Astrakhan. Located on the territory of the Astrakhan Kremlin.

Built in 1699-1710, it is considered one of the best examples of Russian church architecture of the early 18th century, and is the only architectural temple complex preserved in Russia, where the temple and Lobnoe Mesto are connected.

Annunciation Cathedral, located in the center of Voronezh.

Built according to the design of architect V.P. Shevelev in the Russian-Byzantine style. The cathedral is located on Revolution Avenue on the territory of the Pervomaisky Garden. The height of the temple itself is 85 meters, and its highest point is 97 meters. It is the third largest Orthodox church in Russia and one of the tallest Orthodox churches in the world. Construction took place from 1998 to 2009.

Holy Trinity Cathedral in the city of Murom, on the left bank of the Oka River.

Erected in 1643. The main decoration of the Holy Trinity Cathedral are forged gilded crosses - masterpieces of blacksmith work by Murom craftsmen of the 17th century - and glazed tiles of the same century with various ornaments. The tiles give the Trinity Cathedral a special grace and uniqueness that distinguishes it from other Murom churches.

Smolny Resurrection of Christ

The cathedral is part of the architectural ensemble of the Smolny Monastery, which is located in St. Petersburg on the left bank of the Neva on Smolnaya Embankment.

In the 1730s, the heir to the royal throne, Elizaveta Petrovna, decided to spend the last years of her life in the peace and quiet of the monastery, surrounded by one hundred and twenty noble maidens. Already being an empress, she ordered the construction of a monastery on the site of the Smolny House, the palace in which she lived her youth. The monastery complex was to include a temple with house churches and a bell tower and an institute for girls from noble families. The architect of the cathedral is F. B. Rastrelli.

Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral on Trinity Square in the Admiralteysky district of St. Petersburg.

Full name - Cathedral of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity of the Life Guards Izmailovsky Regiment. The stone cathedral, cruciform in plan, is crowned with a powerful five-domed dome. The temple was built in the Empire style. At the time of its consecration, the cathedral was the largest in Russia. The domes are painted with gold stars on a blue background according to the personal instructions of Nicholas I, given in 1826: the domes should be painted like the domes of the Archangel Cathedral in Moscow and Tver Cathedral in Tver. The facades of the cathedral are decorated with six-column porticoes of the Corinthian order with a sculptural frieze. In the niches of the porticos there are bronze figures of angels.

Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ on Spilled Blood, Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg

The Orthodox memorial single-altar church in the name of the Resurrection of Christ was built in memory of the fact that at this place on March 1, 1881, Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded as a result of an assassination attempt (the expression on the blood indicates the blood of the king). The temple was built as a monument to the Tsar-Martyr with funds collected throughout Russia; the project was made in the “Russian style”, somewhat reminiscent of Moscow's St. Basil's Cathedral.

Cathedral of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the Moat, also called St. Basil's Cathedral

An Orthodox church located on Red Square in Kitay-Gorod in Moscow.

A widely known monument of Russian architecture. Until the 17th century, it was usually called Trinity, since the original wooden church was dedicated to the Holy Trinity; was also known as “Jerusalem”, which is associated both with the dedication of one of the chapels and with the procession of the cross to it from the Assumption Cathedral on Palm Sunday with the “procession on the donkey” of the Patriarch.

Currently, the Intercession Cathedral is a branch of the State Historical Museum. Included in the List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Russia.

According to legend, the architect(s) of the cathedral were blinded by order of Ivan the Terrible so that they could not build another similar temple.

There are only 10 domes. Nine domes over the temple (According to the number of thrones: the Intercession of the Virgin Mary (central), Holy Trinity (eastern), Entrance to Jerusalem (western), Gregory of Armenia (north-western), Alexander of Svirsky (south) -east), Barlaam of Khutyn (south-west), John the Merciful (formerly John, Paul and Alexander of Constantinople) (north-east), Nicholas the Wonderworker of Velikoretsky (south), Adrian and Natalia (formerly Cyprian and Justina) (northern)) plus one dome over the bell tower.

Holy Trinity Cathedral

An Orthodox church, which is part of the architectural ensemble of the Pskov region and is its main building.

The site for the construction of the temple, which was to become the center of the settlement, was chosen by Grand Duchess Olga, who was born here, when she visited the Pskov land in 957. As the chronicle says, when she stood on the bank of the river, a vision appeared to her in the form of three rays pointing to this place - that is why they decided to dedicate the temple to the Life-Giving Trinity.

Military Resurrection Cathedral, Starocherkassk city.

Near the temple there is a two-tier tented bell tower 45.8 meters high. This is the only building of this type in Southern Russia.

Ascension Military Cathedral, Novocherkassk

Laid down in 1805. Its construction began in 1811, while we note that the larger St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg will begin to be built in 1818, and the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow even later in 1832.

The seventh highest domed cathedral building in Russia after the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Smolny Resurrection Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Trinity-Izmailovsky Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg, Trinity Cathedral in Pskov.

Church of the Ascension of the Lord in Kolomenskoye

Orthodox Church of the Danilovsky Deanery of the Moscow Diocese.

The temple is located in the Nagatinsky Zaton area, the Southern administrative district of Moscow, in the former village of Kolomenskoye near Moscow. The temple is a masterpiece of world architecture, the first stone tented temple in Russia.