Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral
The Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral is a functioning grandiose temple located in Kronstadt. It is one of the outstanding architectural monuments created in the neo-Byzantine style at the beginning of the last century in St. Petersburg.
Address:
Kronstadt, Yakornaya sq., 1
The author of the project for the grandiose structure was the architect V. A. Kosyakov, who was helped in the implementation of his plans by his brother G. A. Kosyakov together with the artist N. A. Podberezsky.
The temple is a monument erected in honor of outstanding naval warriors who died in the line of duty, and also glorified and developed the Russian fleet. Its construction lasted several years, the consecration ceremony took place in 1913. The shape of the cathedral is similar to the Church of Hagia Sophia, built during the reign of the Byzantine emperors in Constantinople.
It represents a three-nave basilica, which is covered with a dome reaching a diameter of 26 meters. The height of the temple from the base to the top of the cross is 70 meters, it is the tallest building in Kronstadt. According to a rough estimate, about 5,000 pilgrims can fit in the space of the cathedral. On the western facade of the building there is a large portal with two side projections, above which rise bell towers.
On the northern and southern sides, St. Nicholas Cathedral was decorated with arches, as well as round stained glass windows. Around the main dome of the temple there were several small semi-domes, which were wrapped around an ornamental band of anchors and lifebuoys. In general, the building cannot but be denied the splendor of its exterior decoration. Its walls are decorated with majolica friezes, mosaic icons, granite and glazed brick ornaments. The space inside the Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral is divided into naves by two-tier arches.
The wall columns and vaults of the temple were richly decorated with mosaics and patterned tiles. Ships, sea grasses and fish are laid out on the floor of marble tiles. On the walls there are memorial plaques with the names of naval officers who died in battles, as well as sailors who committed especially heroic deeds, carved on them. In 1913, a monument to Admiral S.O. was erected opposite the cathedral. Makarov, whose author was the sculptor L.V. Sherwood... The Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral, due to its location and majestic appearance, is a real decoration of the Kronstadt panorama. Unfortunately, in the post-revolutionary decades the temple was subject to significant changes. Its round stained glass windows were bricked up; some mosaic icons have been destroyed or significantly damaged; the grandiose iconostasis was broken. Divine services were held in the cathedral until 1929, when it was closed. Then the naval club was located in this building. In the 80s it was transferred to the Kronstadt Fortress Museum. With the beginning of the new millennium, restoration work began in the cathedral. Using photographs, icons, memorial plaques, interior decoration details, stained glass windows, mosaics and magnificent façade decorations were restored. The work was completed in 2013 and now religious services are held here regularly.
The temple is a monument erected in honor of outstanding naval warriors who died in the line of duty, and also glorified and developed the Russian fleet. Its construction lasted several years, the consecration ceremony took place in 1913. The shape of the cathedral is similar to the Church of Hagia Sophia, built during the reign of the Byzantine emperors in Constantinople.
It represents a three-nave basilica, which is covered with a dome reaching a diameter of 26 meters. The height of the temple from the base to the top of the cross is 70 meters, it is the tallest building in Kronstadt. According to a rough estimate, about 5,000 pilgrims can fit in the space of the cathedral. On the western facade of the building there is a large portal with two side projections, above which rise bell towers.
On the northern and southern sides, St. Nicholas Cathedral was decorated with arches, as well as round stained glass windows. Around the main dome of the temple there were several small semi-domes, which were wrapped around an ornamental band of anchors and lifebuoys. In general, the building cannot but be denied the splendor of its exterior decoration. Its walls are decorated with majolica friezes, mosaic icons, granite and glazed brick ornaments. The space inside the Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral is divided into naves by two-tier arches.
The wall columns and vaults of the temple were richly decorated with mosaics and patterned tiles. Ships, sea grasses and fish are laid out on the floor of marble tiles. On the walls there are memorial plaques with the names of naval officers who died in battles, as well as sailors who committed especially heroic deeds, carved on them. In 1913, a monument to Admiral S.O. was erected opposite the cathedral. Makarov, whose author was the sculptor L.V. Sherwood... The Naval St. Nicholas Cathedral, due to its location and majestic appearance, is a real decoration of the Kronstadt panorama. Unfortunately, in the post-revolutionary decades the temple was subject to significant changes. Its round stained glass windows were bricked up; some mosaic icons have been destroyed or significantly damaged; the grandiose iconostasis was broken. Divine services were held in the cathedral until 1929, when it was closed. Then the naval club was located in this building. In the 80s it was transferred to the Kronstadt Fortress Museum. With the beginning of the new millennium, restoration work began in the cathedral. Using photographs, icons, memorial plaques, interior decoration details, stained glass windows, mosaics and magnificent façade decorations were restored. The work was completed in 2013 and now religious services are held here regularly.
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