Church of Saint Peter and Paul, Karlovy Vary
Church of Saint Peter and Paul | |
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Це́рковь Святы́х первоверхо́вных апо́столов Петра́ и Па́вла | |
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50°13′29″N 12°52′30″E / 50.22472°N 12.87500°E | |
Location | Karlovy Vary |
Country | Czech Republic |
Denomination | Russian Orthodox |
History | |
Status | active |
Consecrated | 9 June 1897 |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | Gustav Wiedermann |
Style | Eclectism |
Years built | 1893–1897 |
Groundbreaking | 1893 |
Specifications | |
Length | 41 m (135 ft)[1] |
Width | 14 m (46 ft)[1] |
Height | 40 m (130 ft)[1] |
Number of domes | 5 |
Church of Saint Peter and Paul (Russian: Це́рковь Святы́х первоверхо́вных апо́столов Петра́ и Па́вла) is a Russian Orthodox church in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. It is the largest and most important Orthodox church in the country.
History
[edit]The current church was designed in Byzantine style back in 1893 by local architect Gustav Wiedermann as a replacement for substandard orthodox chapel, located in Mariánskolázeňská street.[2] Construction started later that year. Design of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Ostankinsky District of Moscow was used as pattern.[3] The construction was finished in 1897 and the church was consecrated on 9 June 1897 in the name of the holy apostles Peter and Paul.[4]
Interior
[edit]Among the most valuable interior furnishings is a wooden iconostasis with oil paintings of saints by the painter Tyurin, which was originally made for the 1900 World exposition in Paris.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Největší pravoslavný chrám v Česku opět září nad Karlovými Vary". ČT24 (in Czech). Czech Television. 2015-10-20. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Orthodox Church of Saint Peter and Paul". City of Karlovy Vary. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "V Karlových Varech můžete navštívit největší pravoslavný chrám u nás" (in Czech). Czech Radio. 2019-09-15. Retrieved 2023-03-26.
- ^ "Pravoslavný kostel sv. Petra a Pavla" (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 2023-03-26.