Dormition Cathedral in Omsk is a striking landmark, not only the city, but the whole of Russia. The temple is situated in the center of Omsk, at the Cathedral Square.

Construction of the Cathedral of the Assumption began in July 1891 the first stone in its foundation laid traveled while on the Russian Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich. The temple was built on the project of the St. Petersburg Church of the Savior on Blood, which has been redesigned E. Virrihom Its architecture displays the best features of Russian architecture, used in the construction of about 30 species of straight-brick variety of colors, and the interior and the amazing painted iconostasis made famous Cathedral of the Assumption all over the country.

Initially, the monastery was known as the Church of the Assumption. Its modern name of the Cathedral received after the founding in 1895 of the Orthodox diocese. The cathedral has two side chapel - Mary-Magdalininsky and Nikolsky. In September 1898, the solemn consecration of the cathedral. According to the data of 1914, when the temple was working two parish schools and a parochial school.

In 1902, around the garden of the Cathedral of the Assumption, called Bishops. In 1915, next to the cathedral was built a new park in the Art Nouveau style.

In 1935, the temple destroyed. Quite a long time in his place housed the preserved part of painted altar wall. Former Bishops Garden Garden became Pioneers.

The revival of the church began in the first half of the XXI century. In July 2005, the Omsk regional government has decided to recreate the Cathedral of the Assumption as a historical and cultural monument of the Omsk Irtysh. After that, the temple construction work began.

The ceremony of consecration of the new Cathedral of the Assumption took place July 15, 2007