Transfiguration Cathedral
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The original design of the Transfiguration Cathedral was developed in St. Petersburg in 1844, including in its structure the remains of the old Basilian Church, destroyed in 1771. Construction of the cathedral began in 1851, and in 1853 the almost completed building suddenly collapsed. Due to miscalculations and insufficient strength of the local rough bricks, the bell tower collapsed one night and destroyed the whole building. The cathedral was built for the second time from 1866 to 1874 according to the project of the academician of architecture Karl Karlovich Rachau, with the participation of the professor of architecture Ernest Ivanovich Zhiber and the famous architect of St. Petersburg.