Dormition Cathedral in Smolensk

For other uses, see Cathedral of the Dormition of the Theotokos.
The Dormition cathedral as seen from the distance in 1911.

The Cathedral Church of the Dormition (Russian: Успенский собор[1]), dominating the city of Smolensk, Russia, from Cathedral Hill, has been the principal church of the Smolensk bishopric for 800 years.

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