Nizhny Novgorod

Temple of Nicholas the Wonderworker

Nizhny Novgorod, Avtozavodsk district, Dyakonova Street, 15b

Description:

The Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker is a wonderful example of Russian architecture, a cathedral whose height reaches 68 meters.

From an architectural point of view, the temple resembles the Transfiguration Cathedral in Diveyevo Monastery. Its distinctive features are the bell tower and chapel, as well as a large multi-stage porch. The construction of the temple continues to this day. At the lower level, there will be a baptismal, refectory for 100 persons, a conference hall, a Sunday school with a library, as well as an episcopal and priestly sacristy. In the upper room of the temple, designed for 3 thousand people, there will be a three-chamber altar. Connect the floors will be an elevator for people with disabilities.

The construction of the temple began in 1999, on August 21 of the same year it was solemnly consecrated. The construction of the temple of Nicholas the Wonderworker was carried out at the expense of residents of the Avtozavodsk district of Nizhny Novgorod.

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