The Transfiguration Cathedral (Koporye Village, Lomonosov District)

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The Transfiguration Cathedral (Koporye Village, the Lomonosov District). The original stone cathedral with the side-chapel of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin was built in the Koporye Fortress in the second half of the 14th century. The cathedral foundation was a cubic form with an apse and four columns supported the only dome. In 1612 the cathedral was partly destroyed during the capture of the fortress by the Sweden troops. The cathedral was reconstructed in 1704-1704. During 1756-1760 a refectory and stone bell tower instead of the wooden one were built and the façade décor was made in the Baroque style according to the design of the architect S.A. Volkov. In 1854 the cathedral was burned, during 1854-1856 it was restored. The cathedral was closed in the late 1930s, it was suffered fron bombardments during World War II. In 1962 the cathedral had been burned as a result of an accidental ignition. On the present days the cathedral is ruined, walls is survived but without the roof. The restoration is planned. An added chapel is survived. Shkarovsky, Mikhail Vitalyevich
Volkov, Semyon Artemyevich
Leningrad Oblast, the/Lomonosov District/Koporye Village
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Koporye Fortress