Православный храм на Лазурном берегу Orthodox church on the Cote d'Azur

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The project of a new Orthodox cathedral (instead of the old one on Longchamp Street) for the growing Russian population of Nice appeared in 1896 during the stay of the widow of Alexander III, Empress Maria Feodorovna, on the Cote d'Azur, she patronized the construction of the temple. The project was carried out by the professor of architecture of the Imperial Academy of Arts M. T. Preobrazhensky, he gave the cathedral an old Russian, pre-Petrine style . . It was not easy to choose a place, as a result, Emperor Nicholas II provided the land of Bermont Park that belonged to him for the cathedral. From Nice train station to the cathedral, 5 minutes walk.
The first stone was solemnly laid in 1903. The construction was accompanied by repeated changes in management and financial problems, which were exacerbated by the Russo-Japanese War, Preobrazhensky had to make considerable efforts to defend the original plan. Funds for the completion of the construction were allocated by Nicholas II himself.
The case was completed after the appointment of the energetic Prince Golitsyn as manager.
The color design of the temple on Tsarevich (Nikolai) Boulevard is made taking into account the colors of the Mediterranean, the Cote d'Azur. The facades are decorated with mosaic icons.
The cathedral is surrounded by a church park. The consecration of the new cathedral took place on December 17.1912. St. Nicholas Cathedral of the Moscow Patriarchate of the Korsun diocese is open to the public from 9.00 to 12.00 and from 14.00 to 18.00. Photography is not allowed in the cathedral.