Description of the attraction
In the city of Lomonosov, at the intersection of Aleksandrovskaya and Mikhailovskaya (house number 21a) streets, there is an old chapel consecrated in the name of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, Saint Seraphim of Sarov and Queen Alexandra. It was built in 1905-1906. The architect was Pavel Pavlovich Sokolov. The chapel was part of the Nativity of the Mother of God Gorodishchensky Monastery, which occupied a very large area at the intersection of the above-mentioned streets. The courtyard included a stone house of the abbess, four two-story wooden houses, a janitor's, laundry and dryer.
In architectural style, the chapel resembles Pskov and Novgorod churches, while the facades are created in the neo-Russian style and refer to the Vladimir-Suzdal school of church architecture. There is a small belfry on the roof, designed for one bell, which is currently absent.
After the revolutionary events of 1917, the chapel was consecrated as a church. Divine services continued here until 1931. Then the temple-chapel stopped its work. The courtyard was mostly destroyed, only a few scattered buildings survived, including a stone chapel.
In 1991, the surviving chapel was transferred to the Orthodox and assigned to the Cathedral of the Archangel Michael. At the moment it acts as a chapel.
At present, the chapel in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Seraphim of Sarov and Queen Alexandra is an architectural monument of federal significance and is protected by the Committee for State Control, Use and Protection of Historical and Cultural Monuments (KGIOP), as indicated by a small plaque on the wall of the building.
Most recently, in December 2011, the restoration of the chapel facades was started, the windows were replaced. A reconstructed gilded cross was installed on its dome. This work was performed by Alexander Sedunov, a blacksmith-artist from Lomonosov. Using a photograph from the 19th century with the original original, he forged a steel cross for the chapel, weighing one hundred kilograms. After that, the cross was sent to gilding.
The restoration work of the historical appearance of the building facades was organized with donations from Pyotr Solovyov. It is planned to carry out works on the gilding of the dome.
