Ascension Cathedral, Pushkin
| St. Sophia (Ascension) Cathedral Софийский (Вознесенский) собор | |
|---|---|
St. Sophia (Ascension) Cathedral Софийский (Вознесенский) собор | |
| 59°42′18.89″N 30°23′38.05″E / 59.7052472°N 30.3939028°E | |
| Location | Pushkin, Saint Petersburg |
| Address | 1, Sofiyskaya pl., Tsarskoye Selo, St. Petersburg Санкт-Петербург, Царское Село, Софийская пл., 1 |
| Country | Russia |
| Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
| History | |
| Founded | 1782 |
| Dedicated | 1788 (1989, 1999) |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Charles Cameron, Ivan Starov; the bell tower – Leon Benois |
| Style | Palladian |
| Administration | |
| Division | Tsarskoe Selo |
| Diocese | Saint Petersburg and Ladoga |
| Parish | St. Sophia Cathedral |
| Clergy | |
| Dean | Rev. Gennadiy Zverev |
The Ascension Cathedral in the town of Sophia (now a part of Pushkin) in the vicinity of Saint Petersburg, was one of the first purely Palladian churches to be built in Russia. Rather paradoxically, it may also be defined as "the first example of Byzantinism in Russian architecture".