Ნიჟნი-ტაგილის სერგი რადონეჟელის ტაძარი, Orthodox temple in Nizhny Tagil, Russia
The Church of Sergius of Radonezh is an Orthodox church on Metallurgov Street in the Tagilstroevsky district of Nizhny Tagil. Built on a high base and designed for 800 people, it has a cross-domed plan with a square main volume, a semicircular apse and a refectory. Its bell tower reaches 40 meters to the cross, and the church has seven domes and eleven bells weighing from 6 kg to 1.5 tons.
Construction of this temple began in 2001, marking the revival of Orthodox Christianity in the Sverdlovsk region following the Soviet period. This project was part of a broader effort to restore religious freedom and rebuild faith communities across the Ural Mountains.
The church holds an icon of Sergius of Radonezh consecrated on the saint's relics and containing a particle of them, its main relic. The building was funded by the Nizhny Tagil Metallurgical Plant, EvrazHolding and the Yekaterinburg diocese, as a plaque on the wall records. Services are led by rector Archpriest Oleg Shabalin.
The temple is accessible daily from sunrise to sunset, with heightened activity during Orthodox holidays and weekends. Visitors should be aware of basic etiquette when attending services and wear modest clothing when present during worship.
The bell tower rises 40 metres to the cross and holds 11 bells weighing from 6 kg to 1.5 tonnes. The building seats 800 people and has seven domes; its design borrowed ideas from the Vysko-Nikolskaya church, demolished in 1963.
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