Around Pokrovskaya Hill

Intercession Cathedral

Intercession Cathedral

  The Intercession Cathedral is the oldest surviving religious building in Bryansk having been completed in 1698 using the funds of a local landowner. The cathedral takes the form of a standard five-domed building but with an additional two storey building attached to the side. In 1918 the cathedral was closed and subsequently used as an archive. it was only returned to the Orthodox Church in 1993.

Location Pokrovskaya Hill, Ulitsa Pokrovskaya