Baroque style was going out of fashion and was gradually replaced by classicism. The eclectic combination of those styles showed itself in the cathedral. It boasted a gilded icon screen, carved from limewood to Rastrelli's Rococo design, in Baroque fashion and at the same time the facades were reserved and strict. 19th century According to Filaret Gumilevsky, the free-standing Alexander Bell Tower was built in the aftermath of Napoleon's expulsion from Russia "to express the people's gratitude to Alexander I". The cornerstone was laid on August 2, 1821. The main altar was consecrated on November 5, 1833. On October 1, 1841, the gilded cross crafted by Moscow master Lukinov was installed on the bell tower. The tower used to be the second tallest building in Ukraine after the Great Lavra Bell Tower. The seat of the local bishop was moved from the older Intercession Cathedral to the Dormition Church in 1846. A large French clock was installed in the bell tower in 1856. Overall, more than 110,000 rubles were spent on the construction. 20th century In 1924 the bell tower as the highest building of the city was used to install an antenna for the first Soviet radio station. Later the transmission device was moved inside, and the frescoes were significantly damaged. During the 1920s the church wooden altar was moved to , where it burned during the World War II. The authorities closed the cathedral on February 17, 1930. All five domes were destroyed, the bells were removed from the tower. The building was used as a warehouse, then it was given to the city administration offices. The belfry was further damaged by a tornado in 1975. The cathedral was restored in the late 1970s and reverted to the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in 2006. The local bishopric shares it with a philharmonic society which had a Rieger–Kloss organ installed in the building back in 1986. 21st century During 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, on March 2, 2022, Russian missile hit the church where civilians were hiding from the bombings. Gallery See also Annunciation Cathedral, Kharkiv List of tallest Orthodox churches References Sources External links Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in Ukraine Cathedrals in Kharkiv Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) cathedrals 18th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings Churches completed in 1780 Baroque architecture in Ukraine Church buildings with domes Buildings and structures destroyed during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Neoclassical church buildings