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The most beautiful lost churches of St. Petersburg
Despite the apparent preservation of the historical center of St. Petersburg compared to other cities, during the years of Soviet power our city lost several hundred architectural monuments, among which the main losses were churches and cathedrals. It is reliably known about 68 stone churches demolished to the ground, and the total number of destroyed religious sites (together with wooden churches, house churches and rebuilt temples) is in the hundreds.
Many of the destroyed churches were architectural masterpieces and city dominants that formed the famous "heavenly line" of the Northern Capital. Moreover, both quite strong and recently built churches and old temples (like the famous Spas-na-Sennaya, built in the middle of the 18th century) were destroyed.
The demolition of churches was caused exclusively by ideological reasons, but sometimes mocking formulations were chosen as reasons for demolition. For example, the demolition of the Annunciation Church of the Horse Guards Regiment was justified by the fact that the church "hampered tram traffic", although trams were launched around the church at the beginning of the 20th century.
The channel " Nabat Lost " has released a selection of the most beautiful destroyed churches of St. Petersburg, which we want to share with you:
1 — Church of the Venerable Mary at the Bolsheokhtinskoye Cemetery (destroyed in 1929)
2 - Mironievskaya Church of the Jaeger Regiment (destroyed in 1934)
3 - Borisoglebskaya Church (destroyed in 1975)
4 - Trinity Church on Nikolaevskaya Street (destroyed in 1966)
5 — Resurrection Church on the Fontanka Embankment (destroyed in the 1930s)
6 — Church of the Savior on the Waters (destroyed in 1932)
7 - Greek Church (Demetrius of Thessaloniki) (destroyed in 1962)
8 — Znamenskaya Church on Znamenskaya Square (destroyed in 1941)
9 — Vvedensky Cathedral of the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment (destroyed in 1933)
10 — Church of the Savior on Sennaya Square (destroyed in 1961)
The most beautiful lost churches of St. Petersburg
Despite the apparent preservation of the historical center of St. Petersburg compared to other cities, during the years of Soviet power our city lost several hundred architectural monuments, among which the main losses were churches and cathedrals. It is reliably known about 68 stone churches demolished to the ground, and the total number of destroyed religious sites (together with wooden churches, house churches and rebuilt temples) is in the hundreds.
Many of the destroyed churches were architectural masterpieces and city dominants that formed the famous "heavenly line" of the Northern Capital. Moreover, both quite strong and recently built churches and old temples (like the famous Spas-na-Sennaya, built in the middle of the 18th century) were destroyed.
The demolition of churches was caused exclusively by ideological reasons, but sometimes mocking formulations were chosen as reasons for demolition. For example, the demolition of the Annunciation Church of the Horse Guards Regiment was justified by the fact that the church "hampered tram traffic", although trams were launched around the church at the beginning of the 20th century.
The channel " Nabat Lost " has released a selection of the most beautiful destroyed churches of St. Petersburg, which we want to share with you:
1 — Church of the Venerable Mary at the Bolsheokhtinskoye Cemetery (destroyed in 1929)
2 - Mironievskaya Church of the Jaeger Regiment (destroyed in 1934)
3 - Borisoglebskaya Church (destroyed in 1975)
4 - Trinity Church on Nikolaevskaya Street (destroyed in 1966)
5 — Resurrection Church on the Fontanka Embankment (destroyed in the 1930s)
6 — Church of the Savior on the Waters (destroyed in 1932)
7 - Greek Church (Demetrius of Thessaloniki) (destroyed in 1962)
8 — Znamenskaya Church on Znamenskaya Square (destroyed in 1941)
9 — Vvedensky Cathedral of the Life Guards Semenovsky Regiment (destroyed in 1933)
10 — Church of the Savior on Sennaya Square (destroyed in 1961)