Church of the Resurrection of Christ, Orthodox cathedral in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in central Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, topped by several gilded domes rising above a white-painted building. Inside, the walls and ceilings are covered with frescoes and religious paintings, and a carved iconostasis divides the nave from the altar area.

In 1943 the Orthodox community of Frunze raised the question of building a church. In December 1944 it was given an unfinished brick-building council structure at the corner of Lenin and Voroshilov streets, rebuilt by architect V. V. Veryuzhsky with a 29.5-metre bell tower and six small domes. Services were held outdoors during the conversion, and the church was consecrated on 1 January 1947 by Bishop Guriy of Tashkent and Central Asia.

The church is one of the few places in Bishkek where you can watch Russian Orthodox community life up close, with people coming in throughout the day to light candles and pray before icons. Services are held in Church Slavonic, which gives the experience a very different sound from everyday life in the city.

The cathedral is in central Bishkek and easy to reach on foot from most of the city center. Shoulders and knees should be covered when entering, women traditionally wear a headscarf, and it is good practice to keep quiet if a service is taking place.

The building was not designed as a church: in December 1944 the Orthodox community of Frunze was given an unfinished brickworks building at the corner of Lenin and Voroshilov streets, and services were held in the open air while architect V. V. Veryuzhsky rebuilt it. The 29.5-metre tented bell tower and six small cupolas on tall narrow drums date from this conversion, consecrated on 1 January 1947 by Bishop Guriy of Tashkent.