The Cathedral of the Holy Prince Alexander Nevsky (Sadovaya Street, 2) is the main Orthodox cathedral of Yalta, one of the sights of the city.

The construction of the cathedral was inextricably linked with the Russian imperial house, whose patron was St. Alexander Nevsky. The cathedral was built in honor of the Russian Emperor Alexander II, who died at the hands of the People's Will. The construction committee, established on March 1, 1890, was headed by the famous Yalta engineer and local historian A. L. Bertier-Delagard. Large sums were donated by noble townspeople B.V. Khvoshchinsky and I.F. Tokmakov, a piece of land was donated by Baron A.L. Wrangel. The architects were N. P. Krasnov and P. K. Terebenev, the project of which was personally approved by Emperor Alexander III.

The laying of the first stone on March 1, 1891, on the day of the tenth anniversary of the emperor's death, was attended by Empress Maria Feodorovna. The consecration of the cathedral took place on December 4, 1902 in the presence of Emperor Nicholas II, his family and retinue.
Two-tiered, with open galleries, the Yalta Cathedral was built in the Old Russian style and decorated with numerous decorative elements: pilasters, icon cases, portals, hearts, and a hipped porch. An elegant look was given to him by white and pink tones. A three-tiered bell tower was built next to the cathedral, 11 bells for which were cast in Moscow. The icons for the cathedral were painted by masters from Mstera in the Vladimir province.
The interior was designed by the architect S. P. Kroshechkin, the iconostasis, the dome and the walls were painted by the Kyiv artist I. Murashko. The mosaic with the image of the holy prince on the outside of the temple was made by the disciples of the Venetian A. Salviati. The domes of the temple were covered with gold.

Next to the cathedral in the style of an old Russian tower, a church house was built according to the project of the architect M.I. Kotenkov. In 1908, the construction of a three-story house was completed, which housed a parochial school in honor of Tsarevich Alexei, a shelter for tuberculosis patients, and a hall for meetings of the Alexander Nevsky Brotherhood.
The Orthodox Alexander Nevsky Brotherhood was engaged in charitable activities, the organization of parochial schools and missionary activities, and during the Second World War also helping the wounded and setting up infirmaries and sanatoriums.

The first rector of the cathedral, which became the favorite temple of the Yalta people, was A. Ya. Ternovsky, who had previously served at the Yalta church of St. John Chrysostom.

In 1938 the temple was closed, the bells were sent for melting down. A sports club was set up in the cathedral, and a Teacher's House in the school building. In 1945 worship was resumed in the cathedral. Later, the premises of the parochial school were returned, in which a general education school has been operating since 1995 and about 100 children study.