I try to visit Orthodox churches when traveling, and this temple is no exception. Clean, quiet, calm, friendly staff. I am glad that Orthodox churches have been preserved in Uzbekistan, and the architecture is interesting.
In Soviet times, the Cathedral of St. Alexy of Moscow was our military club, where we practically lived. we were rehearsing (there was a military band and an ensemble) . Catherine's stables in the distant past, and in the USSR they were military barracks located next to the Cathedral. Abdurakhman Jami St. was Sovetskaya St. The Confucius Institute was a construction site... Wonderful times, pleasant memories and great joy that the Cathedral of St. Alexy of Moscow has found and acquired a second life again!. Peace and good health to all!!!
We visited in March 2025, and the guide specially brought us to show that the Orthodox church has been standing for more than a hundred years and no one is trying to remove it from the city. It is good when the customs of another faith are respected in a Muslim country.🙏
The temple itself is unusual inside, there is no dome in the center, just a ceiling. The decoration is quite simple. But you can feel the lively atmosphere of the place of faith, the well-groomed territory.
Nice place in Samarkand!