This building is a unique example of provincial cult architecture, where classical forms have acquired a distinct local interpretation. The temple occupies a central place in the composition of the main city square. Built of brick and plastered, it was erected between 1809 and 1816 after the fire of 1808, which destroyed the wooden George Church that had stood on this site since the 17th century. Before it, there was the ancient Boris and Gleb Church, known since the 16th century. In the late 17th century, or according to other sources, between 1709 and 1716, a brick tent-shaped bell tower was built nearby, which was dismantled in the 1930s. It was located about ten meters south of the refectory of the current church. The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross had four altars: St. George the Victorious, Boris and Gleb, the Theotokos of the Fyodorov Icon, and the Three Hierarchs. The church, located on a high podklet, remains one of the main architectural dominants that shape the panorama of Soligalich from the opposite bank of the river, despite the loss of its completion. The building, clearly visible from all sides, features impressive monumental proportions. The cross-shaped composition is based on an elongated square plan of the church, complemented by two symmetrical chapels. To the east, the church is adjoined by a semicircular apse, equal in width to it, and to the west, a wider square refectory. Originally, the church was topped with a slender octagon with a five-domed completion, reminiscent of local wooden churches. The side chapels are adorned with six-column porticos with triangular pediments. The western facade of the refectory also had a portico, complemented in the 19th century by a small narthex, which was replaced in the 1930s by a two-story brick annex. All volumes of the building are two-light, with rectangular openings on the first level and oval ones on the second. The facades are decorated with simplified decorative elements. The columns of the porticos with plaster composite capitals stand on high pedestals and support an entablature with a panelled frieze and a wide cornice running around the entire perimeter of the building. The pediment simas are complemented by belts of dry crackers. In the podklet and the main floor, the structural rigidity of the square is reinforced by powerful angular pilasters, which are trimmed on the western side of the main floor. The church is connected to the apse, chapels, and refectory by wide passages. The ceilings of the refectory are supported by two columns with a cross-section in the main floor. The vaulted ceilings are partially dismantled or hidden by later suspended ceilings. The semi-cylindrical vaults with formwork are only visible in the main floor of the chapels. The interior decoration has not survived.