Holy Ascension Cathedral

AIRVŪZ STAFF NOTE : Check out this drone video of a famous Russian Orthodox church in the Central Asian republic of Kazakhstan, compliments of contributor Banshchikov. It's called the Ascension Cathedral (also known as the Zenkov Cathedral), and it's located in Almaty, the country's largest city and one-time capital. Located in Panfilov Park, on the eastern side of the city, the church was completed in 1907, when Kazakhstan was still part of the Russian Empire. Standing just over 180 ft. tall (56 m), it's one of the world's tallest wooden buildings.

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The Holy Ascension Cathedral is located in Alma-Ata on the territory of the park named after 28 Panfilov guardsmen. This is a unique piece of architecture of the early twentieth century, built of wooden parts connected by a metal wire. One of the highest Orthodox wooden churches in the world (54 m).