The Church of Christ's Resurrection (russian: Воскресенская церковь; uk, Церква Воскресіння Христового) is a popular tourist attraction close to the southernmost tip of the

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, known primarily for its scenic location, overlooking the

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littoral from a 400-metre

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near Baidarsky Pass. The church overlooking the village of Foros was commissioned by a local landowner to commemorate Alexander III's survival in the

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(1888). The landowner's name was Alexander Kuznetsov; he was a tea trader from Moscow. Nikolai Chagin, a celebrated architect from

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, designed the church in a bizarre blend of

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esque

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, Russian Revival, and

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. The church was consecrated on 4 October 1892 in the name of the Resurrection of Christ in a ceremony attended by

Konstantin Pobedonostsev Konstantin Petrovich Pobedonostsev ( rus, Константи́н Петро́вич Победоно́сцев, p=kənstɐnʲˈtʲin pʲɪˈtrovʲɪtɕ pəbʲɪdɐˈnostsɨf; 30 November 1827 – 23 March 1907) was a Russian jurist, statesman ...

. The last Tsar,

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, and his wife prayed at the church on the day of the 10th anniversary of the Borki incident. After the

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the church was closed for worshippers, its priest exiled to

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and frescoes painted over. The building was used as a snackbar for tourists until 1969 and stood empty throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It was returned to the

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and went through four restoration campaigns under the auspices of

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. The Foros Church is a popular

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location. In July 2003 Metropolitan Volodymyr Sabodan wed politician Viktor Medvedchuk and TV host Oksana Marchenko in the Foros church.

Anastasia Zavorotnyuk Anastasia Yuryevna Zavorotnyuk (russian: Анастасия Юрьевна Заворотнюк; born April 3, 1971) is a Russian actress and television presenter. She is best known for her lead role on ''My Fair Nanny (Russian TV series), My F ...

and

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also chose to be married here. File:Foros in 02.jpg, File:Foros 5 (10649526924).jpg, File:Foros style.JPG,

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