Metropolitan Cathedral
The Nativity Cathedral was built in the 1830s to a Neoclassical design by Abram Melnikov. The cathedral was bombed during World War II, and its bell tower was destroyed by the local Communists in 1962. The new bell tower was constructed in 1997. During the Soviet period, worship was prohibited and the cathedral was transformed into an exhibition centre. But it's back to being an Orthodox church and sits squarely in the centre of Cathedral Park in Chisinau.
Metropolitan Cathedral
The Nativity Cathedral was built in the 1830s to a Neoclassical design by Abram Melnikov. The cathedral was bombed during World War II, and its bell tower was destroyed by the local Communists in 1962. The new bell tower was constructed in 1997. During the Soviet period, worship was prohibited and the cathedral was transformed into an exhibition centre. But it's back to being an Orthodox church and sits squarely in the centre of Cathedral Park in Chisinau.