Date of issue: 2 June, 2007. Saint Ascension Cathedral of the city of Almay is not only a great Orthodox sanctuary of the Semirechie region, but outstanding piece of architecture. Notable by sharp harmony of architecture shapes and proportions among other architecture monuments in Central Asia, this Cathedral is a striking example of achievements in architecture of that period. Built at the beginning of XX century with the usage of the most modern techniques of the age, this cathedral stood the test of destructive earthquake in 1911.