Architectural Photography - Week 73 | Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in the village of Podmoklovo/Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы в селе Подмоклово
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There is a village called Podmoklovo in the Moscow region, not far from the city of Serpukhov. In the Middle Ages, this village belonged to the Dolgoruky princes. In 1714, Prince Grigory Dolgoruky built a new stone church in the village to replace the old, dilapidated wooden church.
The new church was built in the Western European Baroque style and its architect was Lorenz von Fikin, a prisoner of war architect and former quartermaster in the Swedish army of King Charles XII.
The church is a rotunda covered by a spherical dome with a massive light drum crowned with a hemisphere on top of which a cross is installed. The rotunda is surrounded by a sixteen-span arcade on which statues of the 12 apostles and 4 evangelists are installed.
During the years of theomachism, the church was closed, its premises were used as a warehouse. In 1993, the temple was returned to the believers. Now, services have been resumed in the temple, and since 2014, the Open Air classical music festival has been held near the temple.
This is my entry to Architectural Photography - Week 73 | "Capture, Click, Compete!" hosted by @theentertainer.
Camera NIKON D90.
В Московской области, недалеко от города Серпухова, есть село Подмоклово. В средние века это село принадлежало князьям Долгоруким. В 1714 году князь Григорий Долгорукий построил в селе новую каменную церковь взамен старой, обветшавшей деревянной.
Новая церковь была построена в стиле западноевропейского барокко, ее архитектором стал Лоренц фон Фикин, военнопленный архитектор и бывший интендант шведской армии короля Карла XII.
Церковь представляет собой ротонду, перекрытую сферическим куполом с массивным световым барабаном, увенчанным полусферой, на вершине которой установлен крест. Ротонду окружает шестнадцатипролетная аркада, на которой установлены статуи 12 апостолов и 4 евангелистов.
В годы богоборчества церковь была закрыта, ее помещения использовались как склад. В 1993 году храм был возвращен верующим. Сейчас в храме возобновлены богослужения, а с 2014 года возле храма проходит фестиваль классической музыки Open Air.
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Rajkumar has built a stone church in the village. Which is really beautiful. Thank you very much for sharing, friend.
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