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Poti Cathedral ((グルジア語:ფოთის საკათედრო ტაძარი)), or Poti Soboro Cathedral, is a Georgian Orthodox church in downtown Poti, Georgia. The cathedral is an imitation of Hagia Sofia〔Formerly an orthodox cathedral and one of the largest orthodox buildings in present-day Istanbul, Turkey.〕 in Istanbul, and it was built in 1906-07 with the great contribution of Niko Nikoladze, the mayor of Poti. Notably, Niko Nikoladze chose the location of the cathedral in the center of the town to make it viewable from every side of Poti. A. Zelenko and M. Marfeld were the architects of this Neo-Byzantine cathedral and the capacity of the church is 2,000 people. The ornaments and decorations are modeled after the medieval Christian cathedrals in the Trabzon mountains. The Poti Cathedral has three iconostases and among the main decoration of the iconostasis are the icons of St. Nino, St. Andrew the First Called, and the St. David the Builder. In 1923, after the Red Army invasion of Georgia, the Communist government turned it into a theater and the bells were donated to the industrialization foundation. In 2005, the cathedral was restored to the Georgian Orthodox Church. File:Poti Cathedral (Photo A. Muhranoff, 2011)-1.jpg File:Poti Cathedral (Photo G. Atatia, 2013).jpg ==See also== *List of large Orthodox cathedrals 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Poti Cathedral」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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