Saint Nicholas Cathedral in Georgievsk, strictly speaking, was not historically a cathedral - the diocese appeared here only in our time and almost immediately acquired an actual cathedral, but Saint Nicholas Church was a cathedral in the Slavic sense that it served as the main church of the city, or more precisely, of the fortress that it was at that time.
Built in the XVIII century in the Baroque style and brought here in disassembled form by the Cossacks at the beginning of the construction of the fortification, it was and remains one of the oldest churches in the Stavropol region, as well as a unique local example of a church untouched by the Soviet era, as evidenced by the preserved classicist iconostasis.
Built in the XVIII century in the Baroque style and brought here in disassembled form by the Cossacks at the beginning of the construction of the fortification, it was and remains one of the oldest churches in the Stavropol region, as well as a unique local example of a church untouched by the Soviet era, as evidenced by the preserved classicist iconostasis.
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Interior of the medieval Dormition church in Ocnele Mari, Romania, before and after restoration.
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One of the most beautiful Orthodox churches in Mogilev, built in the Vilna Baroque style, was the Transfiguration Church. In addition to its remarkable architecture, the temple boasted a magnificent iconostasis, but unfortunately, after the destruction of World War II, the godless communist regime finally demolished the church.
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The pre-revolutionary palace of the Orbeliani princes in Tbilisi is a beautiful monument of eclectic architecture from the Russian Empire, now serving as the presidential residence of Georgia.
The building is currently being stormed by numerous left-liberal militants in yet another attempt to undermine the current democratically elected government, with the aim of returning Georgia to the path of globalism, anti-Christianity and cultural annihilation. Let us hope that the legitimate authorities will not be intimidated and will stop the traitors to their own land and faith.
The building is currently being stormed by numerous left-liberal militants in yet another attempt to undermine the current democratically elected government, with the aim of returning Georgia to the path of globalism, anti-Christianity and cultural annihilation. Let us hope that the legitimate authorities will not be intimidated and will stop the traitors to their own land and faith.
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I have often shown examples of interwar classicism in Yugoslavia, which is very austere in its execution and gloomy in appearance due to the use of new materials that were popular at the time, such as concrete.
However, it is interesting to look at more elaborate architecture built using the same technology, such as this villa in Leskovac, Serbia.
However, it is interesting to look at more elaborate architecture built using the same technology, such as this villa in Leskovac, Serbia.
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The revived Tsernogorsky, or Giginsky, monastery in Bulgaria.
The monastery was founded here in the Middle Ages, but, like others, it fell under Ottoman assault - though not during the conquest, but in the XVIII century, when the Turks saw the monastery fair as a threat to their own bazaar. The restoration of the monastery began soon after, but its true renaissance occurred only in our time, after the period of Soviet decline.
The new buildings of the monastery to some extent recreate what was lost in the XVIII century, although they are located in a new place, chosen during the first revival. At the same time, the modern architecture seems to be trying to recreate the monastery's unrealised potential development, representing an interesting mixture of the Bulgarian Revival style and Byzantine architecture.
The monastery was founded here in the Middle Ages, but, like others, it fell under Ottoman assault - though not during the conquest, but in the XVIII century, when the Turks saw the monastery fair as a threat to their own bazaar. The restoration of the monastery began soon after, but its true renaissance occurred only in our time, after the period of Soviet decline.
The new buildings of the monastery to some extent recreate what was lost in the XVIII century, although they are located in a new place, chosen during the first revival. At the same time, the modern architecture seems to be trying to recreate the monastery's unrealised potential development, representing an interesting mixture of the Bulgarian Revival style and Byzantine architecture.
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