The official name – the Cathedral of St. Prince Vladimir current Orthodox church and a monument of architecture of XVIII veka.V 1708 here, on a swampy place, a small wooden church named after St. Nicholas was built.. In 1713 at the same location it was built Mazankova temple. Its main altar was consecrated in 1719 in the presence of Peter the Great in honor of the Assumption of Our Lady. The size and number of Thrones this temple surpassed other (Trinity, St. Peter and Paul, St. Isaac’s). Therefore, temporarily granted the status of cathedral hrama.K 30s of the 18th century church is dilapidated. By order of the Empress Anna Ivanovna construction of a new stone church began in 1740 (architect M. Zemtsov). Due to the death of the Empress construction was suspended and was continued only in 1766. Complete construction of the temple was entrusted to architect A. Rinaldi. The project has been changed and the church decided to make the five-domed, as is customary in the ancient Russian custom, rather than single-headed as planned ranshe.Zdanie was almost built, but a fire in 1772 destroyed the old Mazankova church and damaged the new building. Completion of construction was entrusted to IE Starov. The temple was completed only to the 800-year anniversary of the adoption of Christianity in Russia. October 1, 1789 was consecrated the main altar of the church is not in honor of the Assumption of Our Lady, and in honor of St. Prince Vladimir, the Baptist of the Kievan Rus. Two chapels – Assumption and St. Nicholas are reminiscent of the old name. The temple in the name of Prince Vladimir is one of the masterpieces of the temple architecture of Catherine’s era. Five-domed building with a 57-meter bell tower and admire the beauty of izyaschestvom.Hram decorated in the transition from Baroque to Classicism forms. The appearance of the building looks austere and restrained. But in some parts of baroque motifs are traced: luchkovye frontons, oval windows.