Description of the attraction
One of the largest and most beautiful architectural monuments of the Russian Orthodox Church is the Cathedral of St. Michael's Cathedral, built in Izhevsk.
The land under the existing church was consecrated back in 1765, during the construction of the Trinity Chapel within the factory cemetery. In 1784 the chapel was rebuilt into a temple, and in 1810 everything was destroyed by fire. In 1855, on the site of the temple, a thirty-meter stone chapel in the Byzantine style was built in honor of the Archangel Michael (patron saint of armourers), and in 1876 fundraising began for the construction of a new temple, in which the workers of the arms factory took part, allocating 1% of their salaries. Due to wars and revolutionary unrest, the construction of the temple was often suspended, but on November 4, 1915, the solemn consecration of the throne in the name of the Archangel Michael took place. In 1929, the church was closed and sealed, from 1932 to 1937 the building housed a local history museum. In 1937, the building considered a symbol of power and invincibility was destroyed.
In 2000, a decree was adopted on the reconstruction of St. Michael's Cathedral, and in May 2004, the ceremonial laying of the building took place. On August 5, 2007, Patriarch Alexy II consecrated the main throne of the newly built St. Michael's Cathedral in the presence of the President of Udmurtia.
Currently, the architectural ensemble of the most beautiful cathedral is located on the highest point of the city and has a height of 67 meters. Lawns with flowering flower beds are laid out around the cathedral, benches with street lamps are set up, and at the foot there is a majestic seven-meter cross. At night, the lighting equipment is turned on and the tent-roofed dome of the cathedral is visible from almost anywhere in Izhevsk. Residents of the city consider St. Michael's Cathedral a symbol of the rebirth of Udmurtia.
