Nikolai Kirik Benchmark - Tallinn, Estonia
N 59° 26.346 E 024° 44.926
35V E 372327 N 6591107
This Benchmark (possibly Nr. 43) is located on the historic Nikolai Kirik (English: Nikolai Church) in the Old Town area of Tallinn, Estonia. This Russian Orthodox church was built during 1822-1827.
Waymark Code: WMPR19
Location: Estonia
Date Posted: 10/10/2015
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The benchmark is a steel bolt that is rusting with age in some places. It is located on the front of the building near the building's left corner. The benchmark is located about 1 foot above the ground.
"Piiskop Nikolai Imetegija kirik (ka: Püha Nikolause kirik või Püha Nikolai kirik) on õigeusu kirik Tallinna vanalinnas aadressil Vene tänav 24.
Kirik ehitati aastatel 1822–1827 varem samal kohal olnud vene kaupmeeste kiriku kohale Peterburi arhitekti Luigi Rusca (1762–1822) 1807. aastal valminud projekti järgi ning on Tallinna vanim kuppelehitis. Kiriku algselt klassitsistlikud interjöörid on 19. sajandil osaliselt ümber kujundatud.
Sisustuses on olulisel kohal kolmeosaline ikonostaas. Suuremalt jaolt on säilinud vana, aastatel 1685–1686 Moskva tsaaride Peetri ja Joanni tellimusel Moskva Relvapalati meistrite loodud ikonostaas. Enamik sellest asub lõunapoolses külgaltaris, mõned ikoonid ka põhjapoolses külgaltaris. Ikonostaasi rajamise ettevõtjateks olid ikoonimaalija Sergei Vassiljev (Rožkov) ja puusepp Avvakum Sergejev. Ikonostaas valmistati Pihkvas ning see valmis 1686. aastal. Kokku oli ikonostaasil 45 eraldiseisvat ikooni, millest 12 on tänaseks hävinud ning kaks ei ole välja pandud."
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Bishop Nicholas Miracle Worker Church (also: St. Nicholas Church, or the Church of St. Nicholas) is a Russian Orthodox church in Tallinn's Old Town at Vene tänav 24.
The church was built in 1822-1827 at the same site as the old church that was founded by Russian merchants of St. Petersburg and designed by architect Luigi Rusca (1762-1822) and built in 1807, making it the oldest in Tallinn kuppelehitis. The Church was originally classicist interiors of the 19th century, partly rebuilt.
The interior has a significant place in three parts of the iconostasis. For the most part have preserved the old, the years 1685-1686 the Moscow Tsars Peter and Joannie order of the Moscow Armoury masters created the iconostasis. Most of it is located in the southern külgaltaris, some of the icons on the north side külgaltaris. The construction of the iconostasis were entrepreneurs icon painter Sergei Vasilyev (Ryzhkov), and a carpenter Avvakum Sergeyev. The iconostasis was prepared and was ready to Pskov in 1686. There were a total of 45 separate icons on the iconostasis, of which 12 have now been destroyed, and the two are not put out.