Nicholas Cathedral in Kislovodsk is the main temple of the city. Cathedral is located on Prospekt Mira.

The first church dedicated to Saint Nicholas, was opened in 1803 in one of the premises of the Kislovodsk fortress. However, with increasing number of parishioners soon it became necessary to build a separate building, as the old church has no room for all comers. So, in 1883, the first stone. Construction was carried out under the supervision of Afinogenov. October 22, 1888 consecration of the temple.

Wall St. Nicholas Cathedral, in terms of five-domed, painted famous artists Vasnetsov, N. Yaroshenko, M. Nesterov. The main iconostasis made of wood and decorated with intricate carvings. Temple had excellent acoustics, in my time here singing F. Chaliapin, L. Sobinov. Two years later, near the temple built five-tiered bell tower.

Like many other churches, in the 30 years of the twentieth century Cathedral of St. Nicholas was expecting a sad fate - it was blown up and completely destroyed. The revival of the church began in 1991. The author of the project was the architect VB Svinitsky. It is most accurately recreated architectural forms of the temple, using the preserved photographs. This original techniques used, for example, support for the central dome poluarochnye steel construction, not the column, which increased the area of ​​the hall. The height of the new church was 54 meters, it can accommodate up to 3,500 worshipers.

In 1999 he was installed central dome. In 2008, we conducted the consecration of the church, after which it began regular services. To date, the existing temple, the work on its decoration is almost complete.