Saint Nikolai Cathedral (, (''Surb Nikolay Mayr yekeghets'i'')) was a
Russian Orthodox
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cathedral in
Yerevan
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,
Armenia
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. It was destroyed by Soviet forces in 1931. It was located at the site of what is now Shahumyan Square in Yerevan's
Kentron District
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Kentron is bordered by ...
.
History
The Russian Orthodox Cathedral of
St. Nikolai was located in the middle of the north-eastern side of the Cathedral Square (now Shaumyan Square) area. According to O. Khalpahkhyan, this Russian military cathedral at the central square of Yerevan, was built in the second half of the 19th century. The cathedral was built by local red and black
tufa
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in the architectural forms that prevailed at that time in Russia.
The cathedral was destroyed in 1931, and later Shahumyan Square was built in its place.
Gallery
File:St Nikolai in Fortress St..png, The cathedral with surrounding area in the Fortress St.
File:St. Nikolai.png, The façade
File:St. nikolai altar.png, The altar
File:Yerevan soldliers 1919.jpg, Armenian soldiers marching next to the church in 1919
See also
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Russians in Armenia Russians in Armenia (, ) are ethnic Russians living in Armenia, where they make up the second largest minority (after the Yazidis). In the 2022 census, there were 14,074 Russians counted, making up about 0.5% of the whole population of Armenia.
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History of Yerevan The history of modern Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, traces its roots back to Erebuni Fortress
an ancient Urartu, Urartian fortified monument from which also the modern city of Yerevan derives its name. The earliest reference to Yerevan in the me ...
References
ЦЕРКОВНОЕ СТРОИТЕЛЬСТВО В ЕРЕВАНЕ 19 НАЧАЛА 20 ВЕКОВ.
19th-century Russian Orthodox church buildings
Cathedrals in Armenia
Churches in Yerevan
Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Armenia
Russian diaspora in Armenia
Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Asia
Destroyed churches in Armenia
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