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St. George's Cathedral - the main attraction of Gus-Khrustalny . And not only because in the 20th century the Orthodox church from the Vladimir region was famous for the whole Russian Empire . The fact is that today the symbol of the city is located in St. George's Cathedral - the Museum of Crystal . Maltsovs, without visiting any tourist excursion around Gus-Khrustalnoy . The museum is dedicated to a separate article, and now - a few facts from the history of the church . St. George's Cathedral at was built in 1903 . thanks to the industrialist from the dynasty of merchants Maltsovy - Yuri Nechaev-Maltsov .

Inside St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalnoy you can see not only an exhibition of crystal, but also miraculously restored canvases by artist Viktor Vasnetsov - "The Last Judgment" and "About you rejoices, Blessed! "

The construction of the cathedral was led by one of the most famous at the time Russian architects - Leonti Benoit . The temple turned out to be an extremely surprising beauty and became an ornament not only of the city, but of the entire Vladimir province . Inside St. George's Cathedral in Gus- Crystal, in addition to traditional decorations, was decorated by the works of the artist Viktor Vasnetsov . To us, alas, only two canvases survived - the picture "The Last Judgment" and a mosaic titled "Oh, rejoice, Blessed! ". And all because during the Soviet era St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny, however, like many Orthodox monasteries in the country, underwent significant changes . The temple was irrevocably demolished dome and bell-tower . Then the cathedral was given away for the needs and activities of the Palace of Labor .

Crystal Museum in St. George's Cathedral

Only decades later, St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustal managed to return more or less the original look. Over the restoration of the temple, the best restorers, specially invited from St. Petersburg, worked. But, despite all the efforts and hopes of believers, the cathedral did not become operational. Today St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny serves as an exhibition ground, as here, as mentioned above, the Crystal Museum is located. Maltsovyh.

Working hours: Tuesday-Wednesday 10: 00-16: 00, Thursday-Sunday 10: 00-17: 00, Monday the day off. On holidays the temple works according to the usual schedule. By the way, in the evenings, when the St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny includes lighting, it becomes very beautiful.

Address: st. Kalinin, 2A. The St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny can be reached by buses with routes No. 4, 6, 10, 11 and 124.
St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny
St. George's Cathedral in Gus-Khrustalny