St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral is a street art installation in Gambetta in Nice. This place has 4184 reviews and an average rating of 4.6 of 5. This is a great rating.
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Such a beautiful church with intricate architecture tucked away amount apartment buildings in the city centre. The church just suddenly appears when you reach the hidden street. Sense of a hidden treasure adventure. The surrounding garden is so peaceful and the interior of the church is just amazing with wonderful painted walls and all the crafty ways Mother Mary and Baby Jesus could be displayed. Pictures are not allowed to be taken inside the church.
Amazing russian church with an extraordinary history, with an tremendous architecture.
The choir it's just amazing.
It is a place must to see in France and Côte d'Azur.
Really well thought out architecture and art work. Art galleries are closed but Church's are open and its ftee
Property of the Russian Federation, it is recognized as a national monument of France, and it currently belongs to the jurisdiction of the Moscow Patriarchate. It is the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedral in Western Europe.
Beginning in the mid-19th century, Russian nobility visited Nice and the French Riviera, following the fashion established decades earlier by the English upper class and nobility. In 1864, immediately after the railway reached Nice, Tsar Alexander II visited by train and was attracted by the pleasant climate. Thus began an association between Russians and the French Riviera that continues to this day.
The cathedral, consecrated in December 1912 in memory of Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, who died in Nice, was meant to serve the large Russian community that had settled in Nice by the end of the 19th century, as well as devout visitors from the Imperial Court. Tsar Nicholas II funded the construction work.
You will feel like in Russia. Really nice church. Please be respect for the rules. Don't take pictures in the church and be noisy. The have the other rules so if you want to know it please read on they website. You can find parking around the church
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