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'''Saint Nikolai Cathedral''' ({{lang-ru|Николаевский собор}}, {{Նիկոլաևյան եկեղեցի}}) was a Russian cathedral in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]], that was destroyed in the 1931. It was located at the site of what is now Shahumyan Square in Yerevan's [[Kentron District]]. |
'''Saint Nikolai Cathedral''' ({{lang-ru|Николаевский собор}}, {{lang-hy|Նիկոլաևյան եկեղեցի}}) was a Russian cathedral in [[Yerevan]], [[Armenia]], that was destroyed in the 1931. It was located at the site of what is now Shahumyan Square in Yerevan's [[Kentron District]]. |
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== History == |
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Revision as of 01:32, 19 March 2010
| Saint Nikolai Cathedral Николаевский собор | |
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 Saint Nikolai Cathedral | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Russian Orthodox Church |
| Status | destroyed in 1931 |
| Location | |
| Location | Stepan Shahumyan Square and statue place, Kentron District, Yerevan, Armenia |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Russian |
| Completed | Second half of the 19th century |
Saint Nikolai Cathedral (Template:Lang-ru, Template:Lang-hy) was a Russian cathedral in Yerevan, Armenia, that was destroyed in the 1931. It was located at the site of what is now Shahumyan Square in Yerevan's Kentron District.
History
Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Nikolai 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 in the architectural forms that prevailed at that time in Russia. The cathedral was destroyed in 1931, and later in its place was built Shahumyan Sqaure.