Church of Saint Gregory of Neocaesarea, Orthodox church in central Irkutsk, Russia.
The Church of Saint Gregory of Neocaesarea is an Orthodox church in the courtyard of the Trinity Church on Krasnoflotsky Lane in central Irkutsk. Designed by architect Anton Losev and founded in 1802, it is the city's first church in the classical style and its only church built around a rotunda.
The Church of Saint Gregory of Neocaesarea was founded in 1802 within the fence of the Trinity Church, to a design by the architect Anton Losev. It was the first church in Irkutsk built in the classical style, and the only one in the city whose plan is based on a rotunda.
The church is dedicated to Saint Gregory, bishop of Neocaesarea, and stands in the courtyard of the Trinity Church on Krasnoflotsky Lane. It was founded in 1802 to a design by architect Anton Losev, and its rotunda-based plan makes it the only church of this form in Irkutsk.
The church stands in the courtyard of the Trinity Church on Krasnoflotsky Lane, in Irkutsk's historic centre, so it is reached on foot through the Trinity churchyard rather than from the street. Look for the rotunda-based building behind the larger Trinity Church.
The church stands in the courtyard of the Trinity Church on Krasnoflotsky Lane, so visitors often pass it without noticing. Consecrated to Saint Gregory, bishop of Neocaesarea, it was laid in 1802 to a design by architect Anton Losev. It is the first classicist church in Irkutsk and the only one in the city built around a rotunda.
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