Покровский кафедральный собор

Pokrovsky Cathedral in Samara is situated at Lenina Street, 75A. Built after a fire in 1857, it was designed by academician Ernest Zhiber from Saint Pyotrsburg. The building features a high shatrovoy volume with five domes. The main altar was consecrated in 1861. The cathedral was constructed using funds from local citizens; the initiative came from merchants Anton, Emelyan and Matvey Shikhobalov. After the destruction of Christ the Saviour Church, it became the city's main Orthodox church.