Nicholas Cathedral in Nice was built at the beginning of the 20th century. and belongs to the Russian Orthodox Church. The temple was founded at the place of rest after a serious illness of the heir of the Russian Emperor Alexander II - Nikolai Alexandrovich. The construction of the temple was sponsored by the Russian community of Nice, Russian nobles and the Russian Emperor Nicholas II himself and his mother Maria Fedorovna. This five-domed cathedral, 50 meters high, was built on the model of Moscow churches of the 17th century, finished with pink granite and ceramic tiles. It is richly decorated with mosaic icons and frescoes, many rare pictorial icons are also kept here, and the carved three-tiered iconostasis is admirable.
Next to the temple is the St. Nicholas Chapel, and in the crypt of the temple there is a small museum dedicated to the history of the Russian diaspora in Nice.