Christmas church description and photo - Russia - Volga region: Nizhny Novgorod (Topic)

Christmas church description and photos - Russia - Volga region: Nizhny Novgorod. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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In 1719, a baroque five-domed Christmas church was built in the Stroganovs estate, decorated with lush white stone carvings depicting apples, pears, grape branches, shells, etc. Five heads of the church are crowned with forged openwork crosses ...

A wooden carved iconostasis and icons of the 18th century, as well as a two-tiered pillarless refectory decorated with white stone carvings inside, have been preserved in the interior of the church.

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Topic: Christmas church description and photo - Russia - Volga region: Nizhny Novgorod.