Trinity Cathedral (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky)

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Cобор Святой Живоначальной Троицы в городе Петропавловске-Камчатском.jpg

The Trinity Cathedral (russ. Петропавловск-Камчатский кафедральный собор во имя Живоначальной Троицы) is an in Petropavlovsk preferred Orthodox Cathedral and Bishop seat of Eparchie Petropawlowsk-Kamchatkaya.

The construction of the cathedral, designed by the architect Oleg Lukomski in the old Russian style, began in September 2000. In May 2007, the cathedral was crowned with domes. There is a concert hall on the ground floor. The interior walls of the cathedral are painted with scenes from the history of Orthodoxy in Kamchatka as well as historical events, including the defense of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in 1854 , in which the three times superior forces of the British and French were defeated by the Russians. It was consecrated by Patriarch Kyrill I on September 19, 2010 .

In 2017 a 45 meter high bell tower was completed near the cathedral.

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Coordinates: 53 ° 2 '55 "  N , 158 ° 39' 0.6"  E