Kronstadt Naval Cathedral

Dated: Dated 1903–13
Declared purpose: Main church of the Russian Navy
Today: Survives, restored cathedral
Build time: About 10 years (1903–13)
Region: Russia
Architect of record: Vasily Kosyakov, architect: about 40 when credited (1902, born 1862). Build time on record: about 10 years (1903–13).All architects of record →
On the list as: Documented

Hidden history

Found, Not Built

A Byzantine-style domed cathedral on Kotlin Island, closed in 1929 and used as a cinema before restoration.

Cinema, then cathedral
It was closed in 1929 and used as a cinema, a House of Officers and a navy museum before restoration and reconsecration in 2013.
Hagia Sophia again
Its huge central dome on a square base echoes Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, a form repeated in churches across Russia.
Architect of record
Vasily Kosyakov (born 1862) was about 40 when credited with the design in 1902. The Architects of Record page asks how often a young or little-known name delivers a landmark.