Usually, in small towns and churches there are small.

But not at this time...

Ivanovo region.

Small, with a population of just over 30 thousand, the town of Vichuga. Vichuga - once a major industrial center, and now a quiet Russian "backwoods" with centuries of history. The city received its name even in ancient times, when the inhabitants of the Wichug land were Meryans, who left us many geographical names in the legacy. So, Vichuga in the translation into modern Russian literally means "swampy lowland".

On its western outskirts is this giant, which is visible kilometers away from the city.

Church of the Resurrection

The temple was built in 1911 at the expense of local manufacturer I. Kokorev, as can be seen from the table, in memory of his tragically dead daughter.

The building is simply monumental!

The facades of the church are decorated with unique ceramics - majolica panels.

I had never seen such color porticos before.

North entrance.

Less preserved, southern.

Estimate the dimensions - the door is about 2 meters high.

Western facade and entrance to the temple.

Restoration work is under way there.

The pillar and columns are not inside, which makes the space inside also huge.

There is not much gold, but there are plenty of paintings.

Perfectly!

Outside, of course, you have to bully your head to cover the whole construction with a look.

As elsewhere, in the Soviet years the church was closed. There was a smithy and a transformer.

But in the late 80's the temple was again open to the parishioners and began to recover.

Will drive past Vichugi - drive.

Spend some time, and get a lot of impressions.

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