Description of the attraction
The Cathedral of the Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos is one of the iconic sights of the city and the entire Amur region. The cathedral was erected on a historical, sacred place for local residents, where the first building of the city was located - St. Nicholas Church.
The cathedral is made in the traditional "brick" architectural style, typical for Orthodox churches of the late 19th century. The church has three chapels: the first central chapel was consecrated in the name of the Annunciation, and two side chapels - in the name of St. Nicholas and St. Innocent (Benjaminov).
The cathedral is crowned with seven gilded domes, and another gilded dome is at the bell tower. The height of the bell tower is 32.5 m, and the height of the main dome is 38.85 m. Seven temple bells were cast at the Voronezh plant with donated funds. The iconostasis was brought by military pilots from the Patriarch's art workshops. As for the hipped rooftops, they were made at the October Revolution plant and transported to the construction site by barges along the Amur. Around the cathedral, a path was concreted specifically for religious processions.
In the temple fence, near the Nikolsky altar, the burial place of the first priest - Archpriest Alexander Sizogo, as well as the first settler doctor M. Davydov and two other unknown persons has been restored.
The first Divine Liturgy in the still unfinished church was celebrated on the day of the celebration of the Nativity of Christ in 2000. In the summer of the same year, the Cathedral was decorated with domes. The work on the interior decoration of the cathedral was completed before 2003. The solemn consecration of the cathedral took place in June 2003.
