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Rostov-on-Don Cathedral

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Gavriil, who was the head of Ekaterinoslav Diocese and supervised the territory of Rostov on the construction of the new church. In 1795 at the same place began the construction works of the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin. In 1822 the church received cathedral status on decree of the
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there were fears that the bell tower can be used by the Germans as a reference point for artillery and bombers. In July 1942 the top two tiers were blown up. In 1949 the second tier was also demolished.
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At the end of the 18th century, after a large-scale resettlement to suburbs of soldiers, burghers and merchants, the city authorities decided to build a temple dedicated to the Navity of the
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The bell tower was restored in 1999. Architect N. Solnyshkin was the author of restoration project. New bells differ from their predecessors with names and their smaller sizes.
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In 1875, the west side of the bell tower of the cathedral was founded. It was built on project of architect-engineer Anton Campioni and artist-architect Dmitry Lebedev.
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In 1937 the cathedral was closed, and on its territory was opened a zoo, and the cathedral itself was used as warehouse. In the 1940s the upper tiers of the
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approved the draft for a new stone church to replace the old masonry temple with wooden domes that could no longer contain the crowds of worshippers.
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Nativity Cathedral is a five-domed stone church, the building itself has a shape of cross. It was built in
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In 1999, on the 250th anniversary of the city of Rostov, the bell tower was restored in its original form.
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In the mid-19th century, the population of Rostov was growing steadily. As a result, Emperor
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The cathedral was opened again in 1942, when Rostov was occupied by the
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Cultural heritage monuments of regional significance in Rostov Oblast
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The then mayor of the city―M. Naumov, a merchant―petitioned to
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Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos

Affiliation
Russian Orthodox
Rostov-on-Don
Russia
Architect(s)
Konstantin Ton
Nativity of the Theotokos
Russian
Rostov-on-Don
Diocese of Rostov and Novocherkassk
Theotokos
Metropolitan
Holy Synod

Nicholas I
Konstantin Ton
bell tower
German army


Monument to Dimitry of Rostov
Russian-Byzantine style
chapel
cupola
World War II


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