Church of Alexander Nevsky

In the heart of Copenhagen, next to the famous Marble Church is the Church of Alexander Nevsky. Made in the traditional Russian style, it looks very unusual against the backdrop of a luxurious marble cathedral in the Baroque style and the pretentious royal residence of Amalienborg. This Orthodox church was built at the end of the XIX century by order of Emperor Alexander III for his wife Dagmara (Maria Feodorovna), who, although Dane, but converted to Orthodoxy from Catholicism.

The Church of Alexander Nevsky was designed by architect David Grimm, who took as a basis traditional Orthodox churches. It is the first Russian Orthodox church in Copenhagen. The walls are made of red brick and decorated with curbs and ornaments in classical Byzantine style. Above the church there are golden domes and a bell tower with six bells. Inside, the floor is decorated with mosaics, and the walls and ceiling are covered with frescoes and paintings by such authors as Kramskoy, Bronnikov and Bogolyubov.

In the church there are two ancient miraculous icons - the icon of Alexander Nevsky and the icon of the Blessed Virgin of Copenhagen-Jerusalem.