Holy Resurrection Cathedral or Nicholai-do, Japan
Holy Resurrection Cathedral also known as Nicholai-do is the largest Orthodox Cathedral in Japan located in Surugadai, Kanda district, Tokyo. The construction of the cathedral began in 1884 and was finished in 1891. The classic Byzantine style design was made by a Moscow architect Michael A. Shchurupov, while the founds for the cathedral were collected by Archbishop Nicholas (Kasatkin) today St Nicholas of Japan who established the Japanese Orthodox Church.
Holy Resurrection Cathedral was seriously damaged in the Great Kanto Earthquake in 1923. The bell tower to fall onto the central dome and resulted in its collapse. Additional damage was caused by a fire which destroyed the interior iconostasis. The successor of Saint Nicholas of Japan, Archbishop Sergii (Tikhomirov) organized cathedral's restoration and Holy Resurrection Cathedral was rebuilt in 1929 but with a shorter bell tower, modified dome and less ornamented interior.
