Description of the attraction
The Church of St. Andrew the First-Called in Vladivostok is a small one-domed snow-white temple located on Korabelnaya embankment near the memorial complex "Military Glory of the Pacific Fleet", which was installed in honor of the soldiers who died on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War. The church can accommodate no more than 40-50 people.
The decision to build the church was made in the summer of 2003 by the command of the Pacific Fleet. The solemn consecration of the foundation stone took place in August 2004 and the construction of the chapel began.
The main initiators of the construction were the largest naval structures: the Pacific Fleet, the DVMS and the Federal State Unitary Enterprise, as well as the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. The author of the project of the temple building was the Architectural Institute of the Far Eastern State Technical University under the leadership of the famous professor V. Moor and the Central Design Institute of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
In May 2005, on the eve of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Victory Day, Archbishop Benjamin of Vladivostok and Primorsky held a solemn consecration of the chapel in honor of St. Andrew the First-Called. The interior of the church building is decorated with icons. On the icons you can see the faces of many warriors, for example, George the Victorious, Fyodor Ushakov, Dimitry Thessaloniki, etc.
The Church of St. Andrew the First-Called has become a successful completion of the appearance of the new buildings in the historical center of the city.
