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1a Sovetskaya street, +7 383 223 83 49, Novosibirsk, ansobor.ru 

One of the great sights for early travellers across Russia on the Trans-Siberian Railway after its opening in 1899. 

One of the first stone buildings in Novosibirsk, the cathedral stands at the very beginning of its main street, Krasniy Prospect.  

Built in the neo-Byzantine style with a gilded dome, it is named after one of the giants of Russian medieval history, but was also a monument to Tsar Alexander III, who initiated construction of the railway and the establishment of a station at Novonikolayevsk, as the city was then known, and donated the land and the money for the building. 

A cathedral since 1915, it was closed by Stalin in 1937, re-opening in the glasnost era in 1989. There have been several attempts to blast the building, all of which failed - though the beautiful bell tower and some of the inside walls were destroyed. 



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Pictures: Alexander Nevskiy Cathedral, The Siberian Times 

Comments (3)

Siberia is fantastic
Md, India
02/12/2020 11:13
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love this building the architecture is amazing, but your website is boring.
birdy samon, america austin texas
16/10/2018 23:45
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it's beautiful. I hope I can see it in person one day.
Michelle, Canada
19/04/2015 11:24
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