Museum "Spasskaya Church"

One of the most beautiful buildings of the city of Tyumen is the Savior Church. The Stone Church of the Savior (or the Church of the Savior of the Unmade Image) was built in 1794-1819 on the site of a dilapidated wooden one. The names of those who built it, historians could not find out. The two-storey church is built in the style of Siberian Baroque.

In the XVIII century, especially for this church, icon painters painted an icon of the Savior of the Unmade, which became the main shrine of the temple. But, unfortunately, it has not survived to our days.

The church has been rebuilt and expanded many times. In 1887, on the western side of the temple, according to the project of B.B. Zinke, a massive two-storey paper with tented porches in the pseudo-Russian style was built.

Later, in 1913-16, according to the project of the architect K.P. Chakin, a northern chapel with two thrones was added to the personal funds of the mayor Tekutiev. Interestingly, the Imperial Archaeological Commission did not give permission for this reconstruction, and yet officially built a new chapel was not recognized. People called him by the name of the patron Tekutyevsky.

The series of reconstructions did not end there. Soon there was also a two-story western porch.

As a result, the Savior Church almost completely lost its original Baroque architecture, but did not lose its beauty. Baroque elements are best seen in the details of the second floor and in the chapter endings.

On the second floor of the church in the interior there are fragments of the XIX century painting by the master of the Zolotorsk workshop Peter Mikhailovich Belkov.

Previously, this church stood on the outskirts of the city. In the past, near the Savior Church stood a gate, symbolizing the entrance to Tyumen. Since then, the city has grown greatly and now the Savior Church is located in the heart of the city.

The most famous visitor to the Savior Church was Tsarevich Alexander Nikolaevich - the future Emperor Alexander II. He visited this church in May 1837 during a trip around the country. He was accompanied by teacher and poet V.A. Zhukovsky.

In 1930, the Savior Church was closed. In different years, it housed a hostel for cadets, a library, a regional archive, the funds of the regional museum of local history. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the church was returned to the faithful, and in the 2000s it was completely restored.

During the restoration work workers in the ground near the temple were found the remains of people. The fact is that near the walls of the temple before its ruin there was a churchyard, where priests and their relatives were buried. The remains were reburied, and a bowed cross was placed over them.