St. Nicholas Cathedral (Pavlovsk)

The Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Pavlovsk is located at 2 Artillery Street, and its history began in 1841 with the establishment of a church in the barracks of the Model Cavalry Regiment. The building features images of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archangel Michael, and the Great Martyr George the Victorious on three of its sides; they are the patrons of the city's artillery batteries. The position of the rector became a permanent staff position after the church was consecrated at the request of Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, and in 2011, a bronze bust-monument of Emperor Nicholas II was unveiled near the cathedral. The largest bell of the cathedral weighed 2.7 tons, and the modern main bell was cast in December 2001 at the Baltic Shipyard.