The Transfiguration Cathedral

The Orthodox Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral of the entire Guard for the entire period of its existence was never closed for worship, only in some periods was at the mercy of various “renovation” structures.

The three-part cathedral was built by order of Elizabeth Petrovna according to the project of the architect M. Zemtsov in 1743. After the death of Zemtsov, the temple was made five-headed in the Baroque style.

In 1825, the cathedral burned down, and later it was restored by architect V. Stasov in the Empire style. This is how we see the cathedral today. The main altar is consecrated in honor of the feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord.

Also in the temple there are left and right aisles, there is a warehouse with images of the Lord’s Transfiguration, the Great Martyr Panteleimon and St. Constantine. On the analogue of the right choir – the image of the Savior not made with hands, on the left choir – the icon of the Mother of God “All those who mourn Joy”. Here are preserved military trophies and regimental relics, bronze boards with the names of officers of the Preobrazhensky regiment.