Church of Saint and Wonderworker Nicholas and Martyr Queen Alexandra
France, Côte d'Azur, Nice, Tsarevich Boulevard
Description:
The Church of St. Nicholas and the Martyr Queen Alexandra is the very first church in Nice of the Orthodox faith, belonging to the Western European Exarchate of Russian parishes in Nice.
The construction of the church was started in 1856 at the request of the wife of Nicholas I Alexandra Fedorovna. The project of the temple was designed by the synodal architect Alexander Kudinov.
The most noteworthy handmade three-tiered oak iconostasis, made in St. Petersburg according to drawings belonging to Professor A. M. Gornostaev, who was a member of the Imperial Academy of Arts. This is the gift of the Dowager Empress Alexandra Fedorovna. Professor V. Vasiliev painted all the images of the iconostasis in the style of Byzantine frescoes. On the throne in the altar is a bulky vessel for gifts in the form of a cross. The guard was donated by the Don army.