Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Yalta

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The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, named after St. Alexander Nevsky, is an Eastern Orthodoxy cathedral in Yalta, Crimea, built in 1902, and designed by Nikolay Krasnov.

History: The cathedral was built in honour of the Emperor Alexander II of Russia, who was assassinated by the political revolutionaries group Narodnaya Volya. The construction committee, established 1 March 1890, was headed by the renowned Yalta engineer and historian Alexandre Berthier-Delagarde. Large sums were donated by notable citizens B. V. Khvoschinsky and I. F. Tokmakov, and the land plot was gifted by Baron A. L. Wrangel. The architects were Nikolay Krasnov and P.K. Terebenev, whose design was approved by Emperor Alexander III. The laying of the first stone took place on 1 March 1891, the tenth anniversary of Alexander II's death, with Maria Alexandrovna, his first wife and mother of Alexander III, in attendance. The consecration of the cathedral occurred 4 December 1902 in the presence of Emperor Nicholas II, his family, and entourage. The cathedral, two-storeys tall and with open galleries, was built in a Russian style. Next to the cathedral, a three-tiered bell tower was erected, with 11 bells cast in Moscow...