Cathedral of the Sign, Kursk, Russia
Kursk is a city and the administrative center of Kursk Oblast, Russia, located at the confluence of the Kur, Tuskar, and Seym Rivers. The area around Kursk was site of a turning point in the Russian-German struggle during World War II and the site of the largest tank battle in history. () Cathedral of the Sign. Construction of the Sign of a large cathedral began in 1815 and lasted for ten years. The temple was built in the style of the Renaissance: in terms of a cross, cubic volume, on which rises a light drum, crowned spherical dome 20 meters in diameter. Built a temple of the deified brick, stone faced myachkovsky (from Moscow village Myachkovo). Wall thickness of the base - meters. The height of the central part of the cathedral - 48 meters.
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Location: Kursk, Russia
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