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building a neo-Gothic church, designed by Józef Pius Dziekoński. Between 1996 and
2004 the church was restored.
Source text: Wikipedia
Orthodoz Church St Nicholas
St. Nicholas the Wonderworker’s
Orthodox Church is on Lipowa
Street. It was built in 1843 – 1846
and replaced the previous orthodox
church. The building features
classical architecture was erected
on a Greek Cross plan in Byzantine
style with a centrally situated
cupola. The church bears are
similarity to the Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky in St. Petersburg. It is crowned with
a cupola surpassed only by a bell tower with seven bells, erected over the vestibule.
The iconostasis dates back to 1844. The interior was decorated with polychrome
inspired by the St. Volodymyr’s Cathedral. Since 1959 the Bialystok church has been
serving as the Cathedral for the bishop of Gdansk – Bialystok diocese. From 1994 to
1998 it also served as Polish Armed Forces’ orthodox church. The church prides itself
on its reliquary with relics of saint martyr Gabriel Zabludowski and the holy icon of St.
Mary. Beneath the main church there is a “lower church” of St. Seraph of Sarow. The
offices and administrative units of the diocese are located in the nearby buildings
which also house the Orthodox Culture Centre and the Department.
Monuments
Town Hall
The Town Hall in Bialystok was build
1745 (the central part of the building)
and the tower and wings 1755-1761.
Now the area near of the town hall is
closed for cars and there are some café
gardens.
Bialystok Town hall is not so unique
now. It was rebuilt after World War II.
The town hall, as almost whole
Bialystok’s centre, was badly damaged
during World War II.
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