St. Catherine's Church, Pärnu
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St. Catherine's Church | |
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58°23′07″N 24°29′52″E / 58.38519°N 24.49786°E | |
Location | Pärnu |
Country | Estonia |
Denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church |
History | |
Consecrated | 1768 |
St. Catherine's Church, Pärnu (Estonian: Katariina kirik) is a Russian Orthodox church in Pärnu, Estonia.
The church was built in 1764-1768 and named after the empress, Catherine the Great, who presented the church to the city after a visit in 1764. It is built in a baroque style by architect P. Jegorov, and has been a source of inspiration for subsequent orthodox church architecture in the Baltic states. It displays a large central dome with a lantern, flanked by four smaller turrets and a western tower with a needle-pointed spire. The façade is rather lavishly decorated, divided by pediments and cornices. Inside, the iconostasis, also by Jegorov, is noteworthy.[1]
References
[edit]Media related to St. Catherine's Church (Pärnu) at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Viirand, Tiiu (2004). Estonia. Cultural Tourism. Kunst Publishers. p. 148. ISBN 9949-407-18-4.
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- Buildings and structures in Pärnu
- 18th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings
- 18th-century establishments in Estonia
- Baroque architecture in Estonia
- Russians in Estonia
- Tourist attractions in Pärnu County
- 1768 establishments in the Russian Empire
- Eastern Orthodox churches in Estonia
- European church stubs
- Estonian building and structure stubs