Description of the attraction
The factory Nikolayevskaya church in a workers' settlement in the western suburb of Yekaterinoslav (present-day Dnepropetrovsk) was erected at a “shock pace” - in a year and a half, and at the beginning of 1915 the construction was completed. And since the area at that time was called the Bryansk colony, the church went down in history as "Bryansk".
The neoclassical style of the building is distinguished by abundant decor: a cross, five domes, three towering tiers of a bell tower with a clock. The central dome has a hemispherical shape, the ceilings of other rooms are vaulted. The corner rooms are decorated with domed towers.
The solemn consecration of the Church of St. Nicholas was conducted by Bishop Agapit (Vishnevsky) of Yekaterinoslav and Mariupol. For the history of the Yekaterinoslav region, this event was significant. The temple has become one of the most beautiful urban architectural structures of the beginning of the last century. The size and splendor of this church put it on a par with the main temples of the city - the Assumption, Trinity and Preobrazhensky.
There were also "black stripes" in the history of the temple. Fourteen years after the completion of the construction, the temple was closed and a warehouse was located within its walls. From 1941 and for twenty years, the Bryansk Nikolaevskaya Church was reopened. But in 1961 the temple was closed again and handed over to the city authorities. The dilapidated building was about to be demolished. However, through the efforts of enthusiasts, it was possible to achieve the status of an architectural monument protected by the state for the building, and to convert it into an organ hall. In the late 80s. under the arches restored according to the project of the architect O. G. Popov Church, the House of Organ and Chamber Music was opened, which has been successfully functioning to this day. The Dnipropetrovsk organ was included in the UNESCO catalogs.
