Church or chapel · 1895
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral on Toompea was built in 1894–1900 to designs by Mikhail Preobrazhensky in Russian Revival style, at the height of Russification. It stands on Finnish granite, with five onion domes topped by gilded crosses, and its eleven bells were cast in St Petersburg; the largest weighs about 16 tonnes, more than the other ten together. Many Estonians long saw it as a symbol of Russian oppression, and in the 1920s and 1930s parliament repeatedly debated tearing it down, but no decision was taken. Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow began his ministry here. It was carefully restored after 1991.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Toompea Aleksander Nevski katedraal ehitati aastatel 1894–1900 Mihhail Preobraženski projekti järgi vene stiilis venestamise kõrgajal. See seisab Soome graniidist alusel, viit sibulkuplit kroonivad kullatud ristid ja üksteist kella valati Peterburis – suurim kaalub umbes 16 tonni, rohkem kui ülejäänud kümme kokku. Paljud eestlased pidasid seda kaua Vene rõhumise sümboliks ning 1920. ja 1930. aastatel arutasid riigikogu ja valitsus korduvalt selle lammutamist, kuid otsust ei tehtud. Moskva patriarh Aleksius II alustas siin oma vaimulikuteed. Pärast 1991. aastat on katedraal hoolikalt restaureeritud.
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