Church of Saint Simeon Stylite, Baroque church building in Veliky Ustyug, Russia

The Church of Saint Simeon Stylites is a two-storey Orthodox church on the Sukhona River, its west facade preceded by two symmetrical side chapels. Between them a covered gallery on arches once stood, replaced in the 19th century by a staircase after flood damage. The central cube carries a two-tier octagon, and the windows have Baroque surrounds.

Construction began in 1725, but the church was ravaged by fire in 1757 and rebuilt with donations from the merchant I. I. Kurochkin. A bell tower was added in 1765, the year sometimes given for the whole building. It is the only church in Veliky Ustyug with features of Western European Baroque.

The church is dedicated to Saint Simeon Stylites, a name that recalls the ascetic who lived atop a pillar. Its western facade faces the Sukhona, and the two symmetrical side chapels that project forward once connected to a gallery on arches. That gallery was damaged by flooding in the 19th century and replaced by a staircase that does not match the church's style.

The building sits on the Sukhona River banks and is part of the Veliky Ustyug State Historical Art and Architecture Museum. Visitors should know that the church is protected as a federal cultural monument and the museum encompasses several buildings in the area.

The gallery that once linked the two symmetrical side chapels was destroyed by flooding in the 19th century and replaced by a staircase that fits poorly with the Baroque design. The bell tower, added in 1765, stands separately to the west and is topped with a spire.