The cathedral was consecrated in 1907; Konstantin Borisoglebsky’s design was revised and built by engineer Andrei Zenkov. It is an earthquake-resistant wooden structure on a stone foundation, with the bell tower rising to 54 m.
It survived the strong earthquake of 1911. Closed in 1929 and later used as a museum, it was returned to the Church in 1995 and is an active place of worship.
The city of apples, Soviet modernism and the Ascension Cathedral, built without a single nail.
Checked against official sources on 3 November 2026. [1]
