St. Sophia (Ascension) Cathedral
St. Sophia Cathedral received its informal name due to the fact that it was founded in the small settlement of Sofia near St. Petersburg, which has now become part of the city of Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoye Selo).
Address:
Pushkin, pl. Sofiyskaya, 1
Now this temple remains one of the outstanding monuments, a silent witness and evidence of the “golden era of architecture” of St. Petersburg.
The founder of the city of Sofia is considered to be Catherine the Great, who founded it in 1780.
Two years later, it was decided to erect the main temple there, designed by the architect Charles Cameron. Later, the architect I.E. joined the construction. Starov. The consecration of the new cathedral took place in 1782. Thus, the St. Sophia Cathedral became the architectural dominant, the center of this county town. Assessing the external appearance of the St. Sophia Cathedral, one cannot help but note that it successfully synthesizes the classical harmony of form and proportions with the ancient Russian canons of architecture.
This is a five-domed temple with laconic decorative elements and a square plan. On all four facades there are porticoes with columns, which are covered with pediments, which gives its appearance grandeur and solemnity. The design of the central dome is of interest, since inside it there is a smaller dome, which is reminiscent of the dome of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople. St. Sophia (Ascension) Cathedral.
The interior design looks festive and solemn. The temple vaults are supported by four pylons decorated with pilasters made of reddish granite. Next to them are installed columns made of the same material. The bases, capitals and window openings were decorated with gilding. The walls were decorated with simple patterns. It is not known which iconostases were in the temple at the time of its opening in 1782, but in the middle of the 19th century new ones appeared in the cathedral, made by I.D.
Chernik and P. Egorov. At the beginning of the 20th century, a bell tower was built in the garden near the temple, where a small church was located on the first tier. The temple was closed in 1934. Rich utensils, icons and interior decorations were taken away or destroyed. Bombings and shelling during the Great Patriotic War completed what had begun, and by 1988 the interiors and exterior of the building were in a deplorable state. Then it was handed over to the Orthodox believers. Donations were collected for the restoration of the cathedral, which was completed by 1999. A monument to Alexander Nevsky appeared next to the temple, as well as a Sunday school.
The founder of the city of Sofia is considered to be Catherine the Great, who founded it in 1780.
Two years later, it was decided to erect the main temple there, designed by the architect Charles Cameron. Later, the architect I.E. joined the construction. Starov. The consecration of the new cathedral took place in 1782. Thus, the St. Sophia Cathedral became the architectural dominant, the center of this county town. Assessing the external appearance of the St. Sophia Cathedral, one cannot help but note that it successfully synthesizes the classical harmony of form and proportions with the ancient Russian canons of architecture.
This is a five-domed temple with laconic decorative elements and a square plan. On all four facades there are porticoes with columns, which are covered with pediments, which gives its appearance grandeur and solemnity. The design of the central dome is of interest, since inside it there is a smaller dome, which is reminiscent of the dome of the St. Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople. St. Sophia (Ascension) Cathedral.
The interior design looks festive and solemn. The temple vaults are supported by four pylons decorated with pilasters made of reddish granite. Next to them are installed columns made of the same material. The bases, capitals and window openings were decorated with gilding. The walls were decorated with simple patterns. It is not known which iconostases were in the temple at the time of its opening in 1782, but in the middle of the 19th century new ones appeared in the cathedral, made by I.D.
Chernik and P. Egorov. At the beginning of the 20th century, a bell tower was built in the garden near the temple, where a small church was located on the first tier. The temple was closed in 1934. Rich utensils, icons and interior decorations were taken away or destroyed. Bombings and shelling during the Great Patriotic War completed what had begun, and by 1988 the interiors and exterior of the building were in a deplorable state. Then it was handed over to the Orthodox believers. Donations were collected for the restoration of the cathedral, which was completed by 1999. A monument to Alexander Nevsky appeared next to the temple, as well as a Sunday school.
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