Church of Alexander Nevsky
Russia, St. Petersburg, Petrodvortsov district of Peterhof.
Description:
The Gothic chapel is one of the components of the palace and park ensemble of Peterhof - Alexandria. The Gothic Chapel was built in 1834 under the leadership of A. Menelas, and then I. Charlemagne.
This name is because it was built in the Gothic, medieval style.
The church is a square building with identical facades, above which rises eight towers with spires, which are crowned with gilded crosses. Forty-three figures adorn the facade of the building, made according to the models of the sculptor V. I. Demut-Malinovsky.
The Gothic Chapel was a private property of the House of Romanov.
After the Great Patriotic War, the chapel was badly damaged, but already in 1997-1998 the painting, sculptures and iconostasis were restored.