Vladimir Cathedral

Vladimir Cathedral is an active Orthodox church in the city of Kronstadt. Recently, the cathedral has been restored, and it stands out in the city for its bright, beautiful, just impressive building. During the repair of the main cathedral of the city, Vladimir Cathedral currently performs this function.

Since in Kronstadt since the XVIII century there was a military garrison, in 1730 a wooden church was built. It was rebuilt several times, until in the middle of the 19th century a decision was made with the permission of Emperor Alexander II to begin the construction of a large and spacious temple in Kronstadt. The new cathedral was built for 4 years, from 1875 to 1879. The architect of the cathedral was H.I. Greifan.

In 1880 the temple was consecrated. In 1931, Vladimir Cathedral was closed, it made storage facilities. He suffered greatly during the Great Patriotic War. And in the fifties, the building tried to blow up and destroy, there were also plans to place a swimming pool and even stables in the cathedral.

1990 – the year of the return of the cathedral of the Orthodox Church. In 2001 - 2002, the building was repaired, and since 2006 there have been grandiose restoration works to restore the interior of the Vladimir Cathedral.