Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Baku
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The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was the main Russian Orthodox cathedral in Baku, Azerbaijan until its destruction with dynamite in 1937 during the Stalin era.
The cathedral - one of a series built across the Russian Empire in honour of Alexander Nevsky - was designed by the Baku-born architect R. R. Marfeld, with Polish-born architect Josef Goslowski working out many of the technical details. The cathedral was completed in 1898.
Other places of worship - including the city's Catholic church and a number of mosques - were also destroyed during the Soviet anti-religious persecution of the 1930s.
Located not far from City Hall, the site where the Nevsky Cathedral once stood is now occupied by the Bulbul School of Music.
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