The tallest and most prominent of the cathedral of Nizhny Novgorod said Alexander Nevsky Novoyarmarochny Cathedral, built in the years 1868-1881 on the site of the traditional fair of Nizhniy Novgorod. The church was built at the request of the merchants in the memory of visiting the fair Emperor Alexander II.

The symbolic laying of the foundation stone of the future church was held in September 1864. The first draft of the building, made provincial architect RA Kileveynym was not approved due to insufficient strength of the building and lack of funding. The second project proposed by the architect L. Dahlem, was also rejected. In November 1865 a new project (unknown architect) was approved by the government, but in 1866 was given to LV Dahl for revision. In August 1868 it was held re-laying of the temple. Construction of the cathedral was carried out more than thirteen years, and interior decoration continued until 1881, inclusive.

The cathedral is a rare example of a monumental centric buildings with five octagonal tents, chief of which rises to 72, 5 meters. In terms of the temple is in the shape "of a Greek cross." In July 1881 the church was solemnly consecrated in presence of Emperor Alexander III.

In the post-revolutionary period the church was closed, the value of seized and wooden ornaments of the temple allowed for firewood. During the Great Patriotic War on the central drum of the cathedral it was installed anti-aircraft battery, defending Nizhniy Novgorod sky over from enemy bombing. Later, in a building of the cathedral there was a fire that destroyed the old-painted ceilings and walls.

In 1983 began the restoration of the cathedral. In June 1992, the church was returned to the diocese, and in December 1998, the Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas Metropolitan Nicholas was consecrated central Alexander Nevsky throne. In September 2009, the Cathedral was granted the status of a cathedral.

Today, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is Novoyarmarochnom several ancient icons of the Holy Cross, is saved by parishioners in 1920 and who was previously Vysokovsk temple. On the belfry of the cathedral is the third largest bell in Russia (after the Tsar Bell and the bell installed in the Trinity-Sergius Lavra), having a height of four meters, and weight - more than sixty tons. In the lower belt of bronze bells are signs that perpetuate all the benefactors who have taken part in its creation.