Great Zlatoust Church
Yekaterinburg, Russia
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The Great Zlatoust Church in Yekaterinburg is a 77-metre brick bell tower designed in 1847 by Vasily Morgan in the Russo-Byzantine style, drawing inspiration from Konstantin Thon's architectural works. Taking nearly thirty years to complete, it once dominated the Urals skyline as the region's tallest building before the Russian Revolution. The tower's name references St. John Chrysostom, while the church occupying its ground floor was dedicated to St. Maximian, patron saint of Maximilian de Beauharnais, the Czar's son-in-law. Following the revolution, the structure was dismantled in 1930 and replaced with statuary of Soviet leaders. The church was reconstructed in the early twenty-first century based on historical photographs and written descriptions.
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- Type
- Eastern Orthodox church building
- Materials
- brick
- Place
- Yekaterinburg, Russia
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