Cathedral of Our Lady of the "Omen"

Cathedral of Our Lady of the "Omen" (Russian: Зна́менский собо́р) is an Orthodox church is in Kursk. It is the main cathedral of the Kursk Metropolitanate and Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church. It is located in the historical center of the city, on the territory of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the "Omen". It was built between 1816 and 1826 to celebrate the victory in the French invasion of Russia of 1812. The temple was built in the style of classicism, which is a type of architecture that imitates the features of the Western European Renaissance. It has a traditional cross-dome construction, which means it has a cruciform design with a significantly elongated western part. For a long time, the cathedral stored the miracle-working Theotokos of Kursk icon. Every year, there was a procession with the icon. It was transferred to the Kursk Root Monastery Hermitage of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The cathedral has been rebuilt several times over its long history. In 1943, it was badly damaged in a fire. From 1937 to 1992, the cathedral was used as a movie theater called the October cinema. Now, it is a monument of federal importance.