Holy Trinity Cathedral of Arkhangelsk: Distant overall view ...
Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval Russia, until 1703. The city resisted Bolshevik rule from 1918 to 1920 and was a stronghold of the anti-Bolshevik White Army. Its historical churches were destroyed during Joseph Stalin's rule, including the Trinity Cathedral. The outside of the chu...
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University of Notre Dame
2023
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.7274/24859848.v1 https://curate.library.nd.edu/articles/figure/Holy_Trinity_Cathedral_of_Arkhangelsk_Distant_overall_view/24859848/1 |
| Summary: | Arkhangelsk was the chief seaport of medieval Russia, until 1703. The city resisted Bolshevik rule from 1918 to 1920 and was a stronghold of the anti-Bolshevik White Army. Its historical churches were destroyed during Joseph Stalin's rule, including the Trinity Cathedral. The outside of the church was noted for two large frescoes above the two-story apse. There was a freestanding multistage belfry (campanile), built in 1773. ... |
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