Ascension Cathedral, Almaty

Ascension Cathedral
Вознесенский собор
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LocationAlmaty
CountryKazakhstan
DenominationRussian Orthodox
History
Consecrated1907
Architecture
StyleEclecticism

The Ascension Cathedral (Russian: Вознесенский собор Vosnesenskiy sobor, Kazakh: Вознесенск кафедралы шіркеуі Voznesensk kafedraly shirkeýi), also known as Zenkov Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1907, the cathedral is made out of wood but without nails. Its stands 56 meters tall, and is claimed to be the second tallest wooden church in the world.[1][2]

  1. ^ Ness, Immanuel. Encyclopedia of World Cities. M E Sharpe Reference, 1999. ISBN 0-7656-8017-3. p. 19.
  2. ^ Ascension Cathedral

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