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English: The object of this article is the communicational interpretation of the cathedral as architectural, religious and semiotic complex. On the basis of the definition for media in the characteristics of the cathedral are defined its two genealogical of each media components – content and form. The analysis of theoretical and empirical sources leads to determination of specter of four media functions - a) the cathedral as a media for the non-writing man; b) the cathedral as a proto-television, c) the cathedral as a prototype of the hypertext; d) the cathedral as a holographic library. The conclusion is that the cathedral from a communicational point of view is a crossmedia between spacious, plasticity and muse arts, between architecture, sculpture, music, drama, dance and literature. The cathedral "text" is a multimedia of expressive means for influence over all human senses.

In article the question of realization of process of cross-cultural communication in the modern world is discussed. A policy of multiculturalism of the states towards migrants is also considered.