Alexander Nevsky Church (Riga)
The Alexander Nevsky Church (in Latvian Svētā Ņevas Aleksandra baznīca ) is a Russian Orthodox church in the Latvian capital Riga .
location
It is located in the Livonian suburb of Riga on the east side of Freiheitsstraße ( Brīvības iela ) at Freiheitsstraße 56. To the north of the church, Bärentöterstraße ( Lāčplēša iela ) joins , and to the south, Blaumannstraße ( Blaumaņa iela ) joins Freiheitsstraße.
Architecture and history
The church, built as a rotunda , was made from wood in the classicism style between 1820 and 1825 . There are three porticos , each supported by four Doric columns. A stone bell tower was erected on the southeast side of the building in 1863. The plastered building is spanned by a dome. Inside there is a two-storey circulation.
Since October 29, 1998 it has been registered in the Latvian Register of Monuments under the number 6518 .
literature
- Karl Woldemar von Löwis of Menar : Riga , Verlag von Joneck & Poliewsky, Riga 1918, page 24 f.
- Guide through Latvia, WF Häcker printing house, Riga 1929, page 26.
Web links
- Website of the parish (Latvian)
- Entry 6518 in the Latvian Monument Register (Latvian)
- The Riga Orthodox Church of St. Alexander Nevsky on www.liveriga.com
Coordinates: 56 ° 57 ′ 21.7 ″ N , 24 ° 7 ′ 16.9 ″ E