St Michael’s Cathedral


This towering, red-brick church, dating from 1890, was spared significant damage during WWII. It was originally built for Lutheran worshippers and features three naves and a tall bell tower. It was used as a warehouse after the war, then turned over to the Orthodox Church after 1989.


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