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The Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a grand Russian Orthodox cathedral perched atop Toompea Hill, its five onion domes forming one of Tallinn's most recognizable silhouettes. Built during the period of Russification, it remains a potent symbol of Estonia's complex history with its eastern neighbour.
Completed in 1900 by the architect Mikhail Preobrazhensky, the cathedral was deliberately placed on Toompea Hill facing the Estonian Parliament as a symbol of Russian imperial authority. After independence in 1918, there were plans to demolish it, but it survived and was eventually restored.