Alexander Nevsky chapel

Alexander Nevsky Chapel is an Orthodox place of worship in Peterhof with eight octagonal towers topped with cast-iron spires. The building displays pointed portals and rose windows decorated with more than 40 copper saint statues on its exterior.

This building was constructed between 1831 and 1834 after Emperor Nicholas I commissioned a German architect to design it. The chapel was built to serve as a summer place of worship for the imperial family during their time in Peterhof.

The chapel blends gothic architectural forms with Orthodox religious traditions through its pointed arches and decorated iconostasis. Visitors can see how the interior was designed to merge both styles into a single sacred space.

The site is easily reached through Alexandria Park and has limited opening hours that mainly cover the warmer months. It helps to plan a visit during late spring through autumn when the building is regularly open to visitors.

The chapel briefly housed the remains of a prominent European queen during a reburial ceremony in 2006. This unexpected event connected Russian and European royal families and temporarily made the site an international memorial.

Location: Petergof

Inception: 1829

Founders: Nicholas I of Russia

Architects: Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Architectural style: Russian pseudo-gothic

Website: http://globus.aquaviva.ru/tserkov-aleksandra-nevskogo-kapella-v-parke-aleksandriya

GPS coordinates: 59.88056,29.93083

Latest update: December 8, 2025 19:42