Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel description and photo - Russia - South: Sochi (Topic)

St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral description and photos - Russia - South: Sochi. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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The Cathedral of the Archangel Michael in the resort city of Sochi was erected in honor of the end of the Caucasian War in 1864. The instructions for the construction of the temple belong to the Grand Duke Mikhail Nikolaevich. An important role in organizing the construction of the temple was played by General D. V. Pilenko, who is the head of the Black Sea District.

The Cathedral was erected in Dakhovsky Posad on the territory of the former Navaginsky fortification. State Councilor A.V. Vereshchagin was appointed as the head of the construction work, who undertook to build it at his own expense. Initially, all construction work was financed by the large Black Sea landowner N.N. Mamontov. Drawings and drawings for the temple were made by the Moscow architect A.S. Kaminskiy. The foundation stone of the temple took place in May 1874

Despite the help of sponsors - Count Sumarokov-Elston F.F. and the famous patron S.I. Mamontov, the construction of the cathedral dragged on for many years and ended only in October 1890. The ceremonial consecration of the newly erected temple took place on September 24, 1891

In 1937 the cathedral was closed and transferred to a warehouse ... In 1944 it was returned to the believers, but this time without church property. In the post-war period, the building of the temple was rebuilt several times, as a result of which it lost its original appearance. In 1981 the cathedral was declared a monument of religious architecture. In 1993-1994. restoration was carried out in the temple. The author of this project was the Sochi architect F.I.Afuksenidi, who returned the church to its original architectural appearance.

The foundation of the Cathedral of Archangel Michael has the shape of a four-pointed cross. In the center there is a dome 34 m high. The building is 25.6 m long and over 17 m wide. Near the cathedral there is a Sunday school and a baptismal church in the name of the Iberian Icon of the Mother of God, erected a little later.

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