The Transfiguration Church

The Transfiguration Church is located in Nizhny Novgorod in the village of Simbilei, built in honor of the Transfiguration of the Lord in 1850, it houses one throne. The building was built in the estate of the nobles Orlov-Demidovs.

Going into the church, pay attention to the architecture made on a Western motif, white stone is laid out in the preserved walls and window openings. The towers of the Transfiguration Church look beautiful and unusual from the side, they look like the towers of the observatory than the ringing bells.

On the west side of the tower there is a playground and a room with a beautiful view of the park, which was previously used for recreation.

Also inside you will see the presence of Gothic style, the church was painted in Italian style, the iconostasis was brought from London.

In 1970, a fire broke out in the church, according to local residents, the perpetrators were village boys. To date, the temple has been badly destroyed.