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====== Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord ======

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Description [wiki]     : A Russian Orthodox Cathedral in [[Brooklyn]]
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In [ref]               : Brooklyn
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Russian Orthodox Cathedral of the Transfiguration of Our Lord is a historic Russian Orthodox cathedral at 228 N. 12th Street in Williamsburg, [[Brooklyn]]. It was built between 1916 and 1921 to the designs by Louis Allmendiger. The plan is based on a Greek cross and is designed in the Russian version of the Byzantine style. The building features characteristic Onion domes atop four octagonal towers and a large central dome each topped by a large, gilded Russian Orthodox cross.

The Cathedral was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and is the only example of Byzantine Revival architecture in [[New York City]] and possible the United States.

===== Parish =====

[[Konstantín Leshchyov]] leads a parish of several hundred faithful, many of whom are Russian immigrants and their descendent. Amongst them are several groups including a devout group of believers, those who come mostly to socialize and a group of devout folks covered in tattoos.

===== Inside =====

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