Ascension Cathedral

The Orthodox church in Almaty is one of the two cathedrals of the Astana and Almaty Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. It was built in Pushkin Park (now named after the 28 Panfilov Guardsmen) in the city of Almaty, formerly known as Verny, in the Semirechye region between 1904 and 1907. This church was the cathedral of the Turkestan Diocese.

The height of the church is 41.4 meters (to the cross on the bell tower) or 54 meters in total, making it one of the tallest wooden churches in the world. It is also an example of an earthquake-resistant structure. The church is included in the list of historical and cultural monuments of Kazakhstan of republican significance.