Church of the Holy Trinity "Kulich and Easter"
prosp. Obukhovskaya Defense, 235, St. Petersburg, Russia
Description:
The place where the temple is now located, in the past (XVIII century) belonged to Prince A. A. Vyazemsky, director of the Imperial Porcelain Factory. Once the prince for merits received a reward from Catherine II, the size of 200 000 rubles. For this amount, he decided to build a temple in the courtyard of his estate. And today you can read the words: "In memory of your generosity."
The management of construction works was carried out by architect N.A. Lvov.
Externally, the building looks like a rotunda. From the outside it is surrounded by Ionic columns. The interior is decorated with white Corinthian pilasters. The building of the bell tower has the form of a quadrangular pyramid. The capacity of the building is up to 800 parishioners.
The construction of the temple took place in 1785-1787. Lighting - May 13, 1790, in the name of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity.