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title: "Ascension Cathedral, Almaty — GetMap"
description: "Its wooden frame survived the 1911 earthquake. The cathedral’s wooden frame survived the 1911 earthquake that damaged much of Almaty. Built without…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJeSClJo5ugzgROljKqwhNL48
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# Ascension Cathedral

Its wooden frame survived the 1911 earthquake

History · 🇰🇿 Almaty · one place, one stop

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The cathedral’s wooden frame survived the 1911 earthquake that damaged much of Almaty. Built without nails, it rises in bright painted tiers with a tall bell tower and several domes, standing among the trees of Panfilov Park.

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