Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral - Orthodox Cathedral in the city of Lodz, built in 1884. The initiator of the construction of an Orthodox church in Lodz was governor Ivan Kahane, who in May 1877 wrote a petition to the mayor of Maurice Taubvokle requested to take concrete steps for the commencement of construction of the temple.

The project of the cathedral was approved only two years later, after the attempted assassination of the Russian Emperor Alexander II. Construction work under the guidance of architect Hilareya Majewski began in 1881, near the city train station.

The church was built in Russian-Byzantine style with five apses, and can simultaneously accommodate 850 worshipers. The decor of the temple was used stucco, decorated with exquisite stained-glass windows, from the iconostasis can be seen carved oak doors. In general, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral has a very rich decor, which is quite typical for the Russian Orthodox architecture. In May 1884, the solemn consecration of the Cathedral by Archbishop Leonty Warsaw in the presence of the Governor of Warsaw.

During the Second World War, the cathedral was not injured, and already in 1948, the church received the status of the cathedral of the Diocese of Lodz and Poznan. In January 1971, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was included in the register of monuments. At the beginning of the XXI century, the church building has been completely renovated.

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Alexander Nevsky Cathedral