Middle Zelenchuk Temple

One of the three temples located in the Nizhne-Arkhyzskoye settlement is the city cathedral, which was built at the end of the 10th century after the construction of the Northern Temple. The architecture of the cathedral is inspired by the Byzantine style and resembles Abkhazian temples. The temple has a three-apse structure with cross domes and no supporting pillars. The walls of the Middle and Northern temples are built from large hewn sandstone slabs and stones, reinforced with a strong lime mortar.

At the end of the 19th century, the temple was restored by monks from the Alexander-Afon Zelenchuk Monastery, preserving the original appearance of the monument. Currently, divine service is held in the temple only once a year, on the Day of the Holy Spirit.