The church was named "The Church of the Birth of St. John the Baptist" as it was consecrated on the birthday of John the Baptist. As it was built to honour the Battle of Chesme which the Russians won in 1770, the church is also popularly known as the "Chesme Church".
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- The Chesme Church, is a small Russian Orthodox church at 12 Lensoveta Street, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It was built by the Russian court architect Yury Felten in 1780...
- The Chesme Church is no exception. The area where it stands was a swampy plain, and it was called "frog swamp", in Finnish - "Kikeriki".
- The original intention of the Empress of Russia was to have it built as a memorial church that was to be located next to the Chesme Palace.
- Out of the thousands of Orthodox churches in Russia, one which really stands out due to its unique and striking appearance is St Petersburg Chesme Church.
- In the 1970s, the church became a Museum of the Battle of Chesme, and was eventually returned to the Orthodox Church in 1990.
- The Chesme Church itself, more precisely, the whole complex of buildings, is an equilateral triangle, at the corners of which round towers are attached.
- ...des heiligen Johannes des Täufers am Tschesmensker Palast; Chesme Church; Igreja Chesme; Church of Saint John the Baptist at Chesme Palace; Church.
- Chiqui. 23 contributions. Horario de chesme church y si cierra algún día. Read more. Written March 20, 2019.
- Russian court architect Yury Felten, who was known for crafting unique churches around Russia, was hired to design the church for Chesme Palace in 1780 at the...
- Chesme Church Free: All time. ... During Soviet era, it served as a museum and it wasn’t until 1999 that it’s back to become a functioning church.
