Cathedral of St George, Beirut, Lebanon

The Cathedral of St George is a Greek Orthodox church located in Centre Ville in Beirut, Lebanon. The present Cathedral of St George was constructed in 1767 after an earthquake in 1759 destroyed great part the original cathedral from the 17th century.

The cathedral was severely damaged during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 to 1990 because of its location close to the Green Line which separated east and west Beirut during the Civil War. The Cathedral of St George was restored and reopened on St George’s day in 2000. It houses an ancient gilded icon of Saint George which attracts numerous Greek Orthodox, Catholic, Copt, Maronite and even some Muslim pilgrims.

Saint Sophia Cathedral, Polotsk, Belarus

Saint Sophia Cathedral or Cathedral of Holy Wisdom is an Orthodox Cathedral located on the right bank of the river Western Dvina at the confluence with the river Palata in town Polotsk, Belarus. The cathedral was constructed between 1044 and 1066 under Prince Vseslav of Polotsk and is one of the oldest surviving buildings in Belarus.

The original cathedral was damaged in a fire in the 15th century and afterwards rebuilt into a five-tower fortress-type church. The cathedral was turned into a military headquarters during the North War in 1705 and wasseverely damaged by an explosion in 1710. It was rebuilt in the present Vilna Baroque style between 1738 and 1750 by architect Johann Christoph Glaubitz.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Tallinn, Estonia

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is an Orthodox church located on the hill of Toompea in Tallinn, Estonia. The cathedral was built on the initiative of Estonian Orthodox believers between 1894 and 1900. It is dedicated to Saint Alexander Nevsky, the Prince of Novgorod and financed exclusively by voluntary donations which were collected in entire Russian Empire.

Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was built in the Russian Revival style after the design of Michail Preobrazhensky. The cathedral was closed after the Germans occupation during World War II. It was reopened after the end of World War II in 1945 and became the center of orthodox ecclesiastical life in Estonia.


Today the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is disliked by many Estonians as a symbol of Russian occupation. Despite that it was restored after Estonia gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991.

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