Transfiguration church in Serov, Eastern Orthodox church in Serov, Russia
The Transfiguration Cathedral is a large single-altar church with five domes, built in the style of Russian town cathedrals of the 16th and 17th centuries. Its belfry is set in the south-western drum. The gilded carved iconostasis, measuring 15 by 7 metres, was made by a workshop of the Serov Metallurgical Plant.
The first Transfiguration Cathedral was built in Nadezhdinsk in 1905–1908 to a design by Perm architect Alexander Turchevich, with five domes and a 46-metre bell tower, and consecrated on 30 November 1908. It was destroyed by the communists in 1931. Construction of the present church began in Serov in 2001, funded partly by city marathons that raised over 2 million rubles and mainly by the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company. It was consecrated on 9 February 2006 and became the cathedral of the Serov diocese in May 2018.
The square around the church is named Preobrazhenskaya after it; believers refused an address on the street named after Lenin, so the square took the church's name instead. The gilded carved iconostasis, 15 by 7 metres, was made by the creative workshop of the Serov Metallurgical Plant. Since May 2018 the church has been the cathedral of the newly formed Serov diocese.
The cathedral stands on Preobrazhenskaya Square in the city centre, surrounded by flower beds, trees and a fountain, so it is easy to find on foot. The square was named after the church because believers refused an address on the street bearing Lenin's name. The bell tower is placed in the south-western drum, which helps orientation from the square.
The square around the church is named Preobrazhenskaya after it, because believers refused an address on the street bearing Lenin's name. The gilded carved iconostasis, 15 by 7 metres, was made by a workshop of the Serov Metallurgical Plant.
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