The Epiphany Cathedral

The Epiphany Cathedral is regarded as an important historical and cultural symbol of the town. It was the first stone church in Ishym. It was built in 1782, after the Korkin sloboda was declared the town of Ishym under the decree of Ekaterina II. The architectural style of the cathedral is often referred to as the so called ‘Siberian baroque’ with classicism elements. The cathedral is located on the high river bank, and initially could be well observed from every part of the town. Soon after the Soviet regime was established all church values were withdrawn, and in 1930 the cathedral was closed. Over decades the cathedral had been destroyed. It was at the end of the XXth century that on the citizens’ initiative the cathedral got reconstructed.