Architectural symbol of the city is considered the Savior Cathedral, located on the embankment of the river Toima and built in 1808-1816. The magnificent five-domed Church with a bell tower, a height of 57 meters, built in the style of Russian classicism and is the dominant feature in the panorama of the historic city.

In place of the Cathedral in the name of the Saviour in the sixteenth century there was a wooden Church. In 1684 there was built a stone Church, but in 1780 Elabuga became a district town and the Church ceases to hold all the believers. In 1808 starts building a majestic temple with unusually elongated refectory. Until the revolution of Elabuga merchants of charity (Staheevy, Girbasova, Chernova, Shikshin) participated in the fate of the temple. Painted the temple famous artists: Vasily Vereshchagin and I. Bruni. The first bell was personally cast by the grandfather of the famous painter, Vasily Afanasievich Shishkin. The Church was struck beautifully decorated with jewels, gold and silver icons and Church utensils.

In early 1918 the Savior Cathedral rector Pavel Zernov along with his sons was shot by the red guards. Later Archpriest will present to the saints in 2007 at the grave of the priest with his sons at Trinity Memorial cemetery will put a memorial headstone. The temple was ruined, but the main Shrine of the temple (the icon of the miraculous image of Edessa) was saved in our days adorns the Cathedral of the intercession.

In 1997, the Cathedral was transferred to Elabuga the deanery, and in August 2007, completing the restoration of the temple, set twelve bells. Annually as part of the Spasskaya fair, the festival of bell ringing, which is attended by the best masters of art bell from all corners of Russia.