Alexander Nevsky Cathedral (russian: Собор во имя Александра Невского) is the
Eastern Orthodox Cathedral
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in
Novosibirsk
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,
Russia
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, named in honor of
Saint Alexander Nevsky
Alexander Yaroslavich Nevsky (russian: Александр Ярославич Невский; ; 13 May 1221 – 14 November 1263) served as Prince of Novgorod (1236–40, 1241–56 and 1258–1259), Grand Prince of Kiev (1236–52) and Grand P ...
.
It is one of the first stone constructions in Novonikolayevsk (former name of Novosibirsk). The church was built in
Neo-Byzantine
Neo-Byzantine architecture (also referred to as Byzantine Revival) was a revival movement, most frequently seen in religious, institutional and public buildings. It incorporates elements of the Byzantine style associated with Eastern and Orth ...
architectural style in 1896–1899. The building design was influenced by the design of
Church of Our Lady the Merciful
The Church of Our Lady the Merciful (), is a former Russian Orthodox Church in St Petersburg, Russia currently under restoration. It is located in the Vasileostrovsky District, on Vasilievsky Island, at the address 100, Bolshoi Prospekt. During S ...
in St.Petersburg built a few years earlier.
Людмила Кузменкина. 110 лет назад в Новониколаевском заложили Александро-Невский собор. Вечерний Новосибирск, 12.05.2007
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It was opened and consecrated on December 29, 1899. In 1915 it became a cathedral.
The cathedral was a specific monument to Tsar Alexander III who initiated construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway
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which resulted in the foundation of Novonikolayevsk (now Novosibirsk) as a new railway station.
In 1937, the cathedral was closed by Soviet authorities.
In 1988, the year of the 1000th anniversary of Kievan Rus' conversion to Christianity, a movement began for the restitution of the cathedral. In 1989, it was re-opened.
See also
*Neo-Byzantine architecture in the Russian Empire
Russian-Byzantine architecture (Russo-Byzantine architecture, russian: русско-византийский стиль) is a revivalist direction in Russian architecture and decorative and applied arts, based on the interpretation of the forms ...
*Alexander Nevsky Cathedral Alexander Nevsky Cathedral may refer to the following (alphabetically by country, then by town):
* Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku in Azerbaijan
* Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Sofia in Bulgaria
* Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia
* Al ...
- other cathedrals of the same name
References
External links
Official website
Людмила Кузменкина. 110 лет назад в Новониколаевском заложили Александро-Невский собор. Вечерний Новосибирск, 12.05.2007
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Byzantine Revival architecture in Russia
Churches in Siberia
Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Russia
Churches in Novosibirsk
Tourist attractions in Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (, also ; rus, Новосиби́рск, p=nəvəsʲɪˈbʲirsk, a=ru-Новосибирск.ogg) is the largest city and administrative centre of Novosibirsk Oblast and Siberian Federal District in Russia. As of the Russian Census ...
Tsentralny City District, Novosibirsk
Church buildings with domes
Churches completed in 1899
1899 establishments in the Russian Empire
Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Novosibirsk Oblast