Monasteries and temples

The church was built in the beginning of the XVIII century on a site of Frolov Tower. Later, due to its dilapidation the wooden church was dismantled. An erection of new stone church in its place was going on in 1795 - 1811 years simultaneously with the Dnieper Gates. Closed in 1928, in 1992 the building was returned to the Russian Orthodox Church.

The Peter and Paul Church is built in 1146. During the Polish intervention of 1611 - 1654 years there was a residence of the Catholic (Uniate) archbishop near by, so the church was turned into a roman catholic one. From 1654, the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul became an orthodox parish. In the middle of the XVIII century it was rebuilt, and the church of St. Barbara adjoined it from its west side. The Saints Peter and Paul Church was rebuilt several times. It was heavily damaged in 1943, following which in 1962 - 1963 under the leadership of P. D. Baranovsky the original appearance of the church was restored.

The church was built in 1894 - 1896 years in the Gothic Revival style. At the end of 1930 the service in the Roman Catholic Church has been terminated. Currently, the church building is a home for the State Archive of the Smolensk Oblast.

The cathedral was built in the late XVII century. In the late 1920s the cathedral building was given for the needs of the club of workers of the Typography named after Smirnov. During the Great Patriotic War the temple was badly damaged, then in 1968 - 1969 years it was restored and after that the exhibition hall of Smolensk State National Park and Museum was opened at the cathedral’s building. Currently, the Ascension Cathedral serves for public worships.