Ascension Cathedral, Almaty
The Ascension Cathedral (Russian: Вознесенский собор Vosnesenskiy sobor, Kazakh: Вознесенск кафедралы шіркеуі Voznesensk kafedraly shirkeýi), also known as Zenkov Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1907, the cathedral is made out of wood but without nails. Its height is 56 meters tall, and is claimed to be the second tallest wooden church in the world.
| Ascension Cathedral | |
|---|---|
| Вознесенский собор | |
| Location | Almaty |
| Country | Kazakhstan |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Consecrated | 1907 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Eclecticism |
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