St. Anne's Church (''Annenkirche'' in German; ''церковь Святой Анны'' in Russian) is a
Lutheran church in
Saint Petersburg,
Russia. It was built in 1775-1779 by
Georg Friedrich Veldten for the German community in a Neoclassical style with
Ionic columns.
After the church was closed in 1935, architect
Alexander Gegello
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history.
Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ...
had it transformed into a cinema (called Spartak). At the beginning of the 21st century a
nightclub opened inside the building and it was damaged by a fire. The building was restored in 2012-2013 by the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria (russian: Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Ингрии, ''Yevangelichesko-lyuteranskaya tserkov Ingriyi''; fi, Inkerin evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; also the Church of In ...
, its new owner.
Every Sunday morning, there is a worship service in Russian, and during the school year there is a service in English. Several rooms in the building house exhibitions by modern painters.
External links
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''Annenkirche''in English
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Lutheran churches in Saint Petersburg
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1779
Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Saint Petersburg
Neoclassical church buildings in Russia