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In the heart of the beautiful city of Ishmael, among the wonderful parks and squares is a valuable monument of architecture and architecture of the 19th century — the intercession Cathedral. Most likely it is the main attraction of the city and the pride of local residents.

One of the oldest cities — Ismail was considered an impregnable Turkish fortress. After the fortress was taken, the Orthodox townspeople built a wooden Church and wrote a petition to the Emperor for the construction of a stone Church. There is documentary evidence of the completion of construction in 1831, but it is known that the additions were carried out until 1940.

A bit of history

The construction and consecration of the intercession Cathedral dates back to 1831. It was in the first half of the 19th century, special attention was paid to urban buildings. And in Turkish times on the site of the Holy protection Cathedral was built a wooden Church, which was later dismantled. The author of the project was an architect from the Moscow art Academy AI Melnikov.

In its original form, the Cathedral was a simple Church with only one dome, but by the middle of the century the bell tower receives three more tiers. It rises 65 meters from the ground. Turkish trophies served to cast bells. Local craftsmen decorated them with icons with images of saints.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the bell tower is connected to the intercession Church, which houses the well-known gallery in those days. Above it is completed the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Interesting moment. 1937 is famous for the fact that the Cathedral is again completed, erecting a beautiful oval colonnade, which particularly contributes to the similarity with the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg.

What to see

In addition to the majestic architecture and beautiful color design of the intercession Cathedral, it has a lot of interesting things. After going inside, the atmosphere of Holiness and hills absorb, a great number of ancient icons and precious minutes are staggering.

The interior of the Cathedral is decorated with paintings by the famous Russian artist Piskaryov, a student of an even more famous master of his craft — Vasnetsov. The bell tower of the temple is decorated with a huge clock, the mechanism of which is working properly so far, they were installed in the early 20th century. Special attention should be paid to the bell, which weighs more than 11 tons, only its tongue weighs almost a ton. Following mass, the bell weighs more than 5 tons.

Images of the Holy Mother of God and many ancient icons of the Holy virgin are one of the main ornaments of the intercession Cathedral. The main and most valuable attraction is Calvary (Crucifixion of Jesus Christ), in the form of a large cross, which is enclosed in a small cross made of precious metals. Its value lies in the fact that the great cross holds the relics of some saints and a few small stones from the original Calvary.

Will not go unnoticed by the ark with the relics of the last of the saints — Matrona of Moscow. Crowds of people flock here to touch and to pray Matrona, with the goal of healing and getting rid of other problems.

Not so long ago, restored by local artists painting "last supper" will be of interest to many. The depth of the soul and the Holiness of this work is unlikely to leave anyone indifferent.

And this is the smallest part of what will be interesting to contemporaries. Amazing wealth and a full amount of jewelry, it is simply impossible to describe. It will be better to see and plunge completely into the world of Church art, personally visiting Izmail and St. Basil's Cathedral.

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