Host Cathedral of Ascension
also known as
The Novocherkassk Cathedral
74.6 m
1905
Novocherkassk, Russia
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Host Cathedral of Ascension occupies the dominant position in the architectural ensemble of Novocherkassk. Construction works lasted 100 years (1805-1905). Its foundations were laid in the year of the town foundation on Ascension Day and collapsed twice during construction works due to bad foundations and hasty work. The third, realised project in neo-Byzantine style was designed by academician of architecture A. A. Yaschenko. The cathedral is the third in Russia in height (it is 74,6 m) after Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow and St Isaac’s Cathedral in St Petersburg.
Also, the cathedral is currently undergoing restoration and the domes are being plated in gold
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