Ascension Cathedral in Verny87
1909 Almaty, Kazakhstan
By 1909, when this photograph was taken, the Ascension Cathedral towered over Verny, the Russian town in present-day Kazakhstan later renamed Almaty, built largely of wood so that it could better withstand the region's earthquakes.
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Ascension Cathedral through time — all 5 photos taken here (1887–1913) →
