Chapel in the name of Nicholas the Wonderworker, Seraphim of Sarov and Tsarina Alexandra description and photo - Russia - St. Petersburg: Lomonosov (Oranienbaum) (Topic)

Chapel in the name of Nicholas the Wonderworker, Seraphim of Sarov and Tsarina Alexandra description and photo - Russia - St. Petersburg: Lomonosov (Oranienbaum). Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photos and a map showing the nearest significant objects.

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In the city of Lomonosov, at the intersection of Aleksandrovskaya and Mikhailovskaya (house number 21a) streets, there is an old chapel consecrated in the name of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Saint Seraphim of Sarov and Queen Alexandra. It was erected in 1905-1906. The architect was Pavel Pavlovich Sokolov. The chapel was part of the Nativity of the Mother of God Gorodishchensky Monastery, which occupied a very large area at the intersection of the above-mentioned streets. The courtyard included a stone house of the abbess, four two-story wooden houses, a janitorial, a laundry room and a drying room.

In the architectural style, the chapel resembles Pskov and Novgorod churches, while the facades are created in the Neo-Russian style and refer to the Vladimir-Suzdal church school architecture. There is a small belfry on the roof, designed for one bell, which is currently missing.

After the revolutionary events of 1917, the chapel was consecrated as a church. Divine services continued here until 1931. Then the chapel-temple stopped its work. The courtyard was mostly destroyed; only a few scattered buildings survived, including a stone chapel.

In 1991 the surviving chapel was transferred to the Orthodox and assigned to the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael. At the moment it acts as a chapel.

Currently, the chapel in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Seraphim of Sarov and Queen Alexandra is an architectural monument of federal significance and is protected by the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (KGIOP), what the small plaque on the wall of the building says.

Quite recently, in December 2011, the restoration of the chapel facades was started, the windows were replaced. A reconstructed gilded cross was installed on its dome. This work was carried out by the blacksmith-artist from Lomonosov Alexander Sedunov. Using a photograph from the 19th century with the original original, he forged a one-hundred-kilogram steel cross for the chapel. After that, the cross was sent to gilding.

Restoration of the historical appearance of the building facades was organized with donations from Pyotr Solovyov. It is planned to carry out works on the gilding of the dome.

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