EN Constellation of architectural memorials of XVII-XVIII — is the pride of Cossack village Starocherkasskaya. The main of them is Voyskovoy Voskresenskiy cathedral with A-type bell (The Host Cathedral in The Name of Resurrection of Christ) — the first temple erected on the Don (XVII-XVIII). There are the unique carved iconostas. bronze church-chandeliers, choirs with…
The Nikolsky Cathedral is an architectural monument; it was built in 1753—1762 by the eminent Russian architect S. I. Chevakfnsky. The beautifully proportioned, light and elegant bell-tower of the cathedral is one of the masterpieces of the 18th century architecture.
The huge five-domed cathedral (85 metres high) of the Smolny Nunnery is the centre of an architectural ensemble built in 1748—1764 to the design of the architect V. V. Rastrelli, an outstanding master of the baroque style. In 1832—1835 the architect V. P. Stasov completed the construction and the fittings of the cathedral.