The Church of St. Nicholas is a
Neoclassical style rotunda in the
Askold's Grave
Askold's Grave ( uk, Аскольдова могила, translit=Askoldova Mohyla) is a historical park on the steep right bank of the Dnipro River in Kyiv between Mariinskyi Park and the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra complex.
Overview
The park was crea ...
park of
Kyiv,
Ukraine.
This former
Russian Orthodox church was designed in 1809 by the Moscow-born architect
Andrey Melensky and was underwritten by Samuil Meshcheryakov, a merchant from
Voronezh.
The general contractor for the project was Vasiliy Serikov. The construction cost 8,000 rubles and the church was consecrated on 1 September 1810.
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Churches in Kyiv
Ukrainian Catholic churches in Ukraine
Churches completed in 1810
Rotundas in Europe
Neoclassical architecture in Kyiv
1810 establishments in Ukraine
Neoclassical church buildings in Ukraine