The Saint Ecatherine Cathedral

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The five-domed Saint Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo was constructed in the style of Suzdal Cathedrals. It was designed by architect Konstantin Ton. The construction began in 1835 by order of Emperor Nikolay the First.
The cathedral was looted in 1922; it was closed in 1938 and was demolished a year later. Soviet authorities planned to make a poets’ park on the territory of the cathedral but a Lenin monument was eventually erected there. The monument existed on the remains of the cathedral for more than 40 years.
The priest and the congregation of the Sophia Cathedral erected a Cross of Respectful Salutation next to the monument in 1995. Regular prayer services have been arranged there. In 2007, the Cultural Heritage Preservation Council of the Government of St. Petersburg took the decision to reconstruct the Saint Catherine of Alexandria Cathedral in Tsarskoye Selo.
The cathedral was consecrated during the celebration of the 300th anniversary of Tsarskoye Selo. St. Sofia Cathedral at Tsarskoe Selo