Assumption Cathedral (Astrakhan) | listed building / architectural heritage, Russian Orthodox Church, Orthodox church

 cathedral, listed building / architectural heritage, Russian Orthodox Church, Orthodox church

Assumption Cathedral with bell tower Prechistenskie gate: built in the years 1698-1710 .. Supervised the construction of the Russian architect D.Myakishev. Five-domed cathedral has a cubic shape, on the east side adjacent altar with five apses and the west - the place of execution with the general pace stair. - A two-storey cathedral. The upper church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin was for holiday services in summertime -
The low part staying - 'The Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God'.
1714-1914. Astrakhan served as a burial bishops.
The lower temple is surrounded by pillars gallery on the second floor of the cathedral is surrounded by open a gallery promenades. -The walls of the cathedral made of red brick bolshemernogo, window frames, columns, capitals, cornices are made of molded brick and white stone, the details of the cloister were painted in several colors. -
The height of the cathedral with a cross -75 meters, the diameter of the frontal space-15m.

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