Cathedral of Nicholas, the Wonderworker

The cathedral was originally built in the 1680s on the foundations of the Saint Nicholas Gage, the main entrance to the medieval fortress and the shrine of the miraculous Mozhaisk Saint Nicholas icon. The icon commemorates the miraculous medieval appearance of Saint Nicholas, believed to have protected the besieged fortress. The cathedral was extensively reconstructed in a pseudo-gothic style from 1802-14. It was badly damaged by Nazi troops, losing the central dome. During the Soviet period the building was used as a factory.

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