The Orthodox cathedral in the center of Sitka is a landmark of the Russian-American era and houses historic icons and church objects. The current building is a reconstruction after the original burned in 1966, so visitors should treat it as an active place of worship rather than a museum-only attraction.
Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.
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Source: oca.org/parishes/oca-ak-sitstm