St. Sophia Cathedral (Almaty)
The St. Sophia Cathedral ( Russian Софийский собор / Sofiyskiy sobor ) is a Russian Orthodox church building in the Kazakh city of Almaty . The cathedral is located north of the city center, not far from the Ascension Cathedral .
history
The first previous building of the St. Sophia Cathedral was inaugurated in 1871. In 1887 the church building was destroyed by an earthquake . Eight years after this earthquake, the cathedral was to be rebuilt. However, the city council had decided to rebuild the building in another place in the city.
As early as 1910, the cathedral was shaken again by an earthquake. After the February Revolution in 1917 , the sacred building was supposed to be closed, but this did not take place until 1937. After that, the building was converted into a cinema and theater.
It was only returned to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1989. The diocese then discussed whether the destroyed building should be rebuilt. The site was finally consecrated on May 19, 2004. The bells , domes and crosses were added in mid-2006. The inauguration of the new cathedral took place on September 30, 2007 by the Metropolitan of Almaty and Astana.
Web links
- Russian Orthodox Church Website Kazakhstan (Russian)
- Information about the cathedral on russian-church.ru (Russian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Софийский собор (Russian)
- ↑ Возрожденная святыня - Софийский собор (Russian)
Coordinates: 43 ° 16 ′ 10.6 ″ N , 76 ° 57 ′ 31.5 ″ E