Church of Saint Peter and Paul (russian: Це́рковь Святы́х первоверхо́вных апо́столов Петра́ и Па́вла) is a

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church in

Karlovy Vary Karlovy Vary (; german: Karlsbad, formerly also spelled ''Carlsbad'' in English) is a spa town, spa city in the Karlovy Vary Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 46,000 inhabitants. It lies on the confluence of the rivers Ohře and Teplá. ...

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. It is the largest and most important Orthodox church in the country.

History

The current church was designed in Byzantine style back in 1893 by local architect Gustav Wiedermann as a replacement for substandard orthodox chapel, located in Mariánskolázeňská street. Construction started later that year. Design of the Church of the Holy Trinity in

Ostankinsky District Ostankinsky District, also called simply Ostankino, is an administrative district (raion) of North-Eastern Administrative Okrug, and one of the 125 raions of Moscow, Russia. VDNH exhibition center and Ostankino Tower, the tallest structure in Eur ...

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was used as pattern. The construction was finished in 1897 and the church was consecrated on 9 June 1897 in the name of the holy

apostles An apostle (), in its literal sense, is an emissary, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (''apóstolos''), literally "one who is sent off", from the verb ἀποστέλλειν (''apostéllein''), "to send off". The purpose of such sending ...

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

and

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

Interior

Among the most valuable interior furnishings is a wooden iconostasis with oil paintings of saints by the painter Tyurin, which was originally made for the 1900 World exposition in Paris.

References

{{Authority control Buildings and structures in Karlovy Vary Churches in the Czech Republic Russian Orthodox cathedrals in Europe Churches completed in 1897 19th-century religious buildings and structures in the Czech Republic