Askold Grave Church

The rotunda of Saint Nicholas at Askold's Grave

The Church of St. Nicholas is a Neoclassical rotunda in the Askold Grave park of Kiev. This former Russian Orthodox church was designed in 1809 by the Moscow-born architect Andrey Melensky and was underwritten by Samuil Meshcheryakov, a merchant from Voronezh. The general contractor for the project was Vasiliy Serikov. The construction cost 8,000 rubles and the church was consecrated on 1 September 1810.

Coordinates: 50°26′38″N 30°33′05″E / 50.44389°N 30.55139°E / 50.44389; 30.55139

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