Church of the Forty Martyrs

The Church of the Forty Martyrs is located on a small site on the south-western side of the Pechora fortress. In its plan, it represents a pronounced longitudinal axial composition of the type “eight on four”. To the main volume, bearing the drum and the head, from the east adjoins the cylinder of the apse, and from the west - a rectangular refectory and three-tier square bell tower.

The volumetric-spatial composition of the monastery is characterized by the desire for verticalism inherent in most tent buildings. The cross ends of the temple are rounded and shortened. The decor of the building is quite modest - apses, facades of the main volume, as well as the bell tower and refectory are treated with pilasters (vertical protrusions of the wall). The head of the Church of the Forty Martyrs is completed by the decorative drum of the eight, which has a hemispherical shape and is crowned with an apple.

Every year, this place attracts thousands of tourists who want to personally enjoy the interior decoration of the XIX century. The main attraction of the temple is a wooden altar decorated with decorative carvings. There is a special atmosphere here, after visiting the church, you will feel spiritual harmony and balance.