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Completed in 1907 and renovated in the 2020s - new saints were painted in, though presumably they were known to the hagiographers. The iconostasis is spectacular. At 56 m this among the tallest wooden buildings in the world, which you wouldn't guess from the smoothly-painted exterior hues of custard, icing sugar and coloured marzipan - it's more like a trap for Hansel & Gretel.
The Ascension Cathedral, also known as Zenkov Cathedral, is a Russian Orthodox cathedral located in Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Completed in 1907, the cathedral is made out of wood but without nails. It stands 56 meters tall, and is claimed to be the second tallest wooden church in the world.
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Honors the men and women from Kazakhstan who died in World War II. There's an eternal flame by the war memorial.
Small museum with fine traditional wooden facade, exhibits have signage in Kazakh, Russian and English.
Military history museum with an emphasis on Panfilov's division and Kazakhstan's involvement in the Great Patriotic War (WWII) and the Soviet War in Afghanistan. Signage is in Russian, but guided tours in English, French, Kazakh and Russian may be available. The entrance is unstaffed, turn right from lobby.
Nurgisa Tlendiev (1925-1998) was a composer who lived here in his later years.
Dinmukhamed Kunaev (1912-1993) was First Secretary of the Kazakh Communist Party 1964-1983, then fell from grace after the death of Brezhnev. This is his apartment.
Grand mosque with marble walls and spacious decorated interior.