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Initially there were the Pskovsko-Pechersky Uspensky Monastery’s metochion.
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Being bought in 1880 by Kievo-Pechersky Monastery, it was reorganized into a family chapel.
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In 1894 it was dismantled and soon the new church - Dormitory Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary - was constructed by civil engineer Vasiliy Kosjakov and Bronislav Pravdzik.
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The main sanctuary was consecrated in 1897. The whole construction of a complex was finished by 1900.
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The church was made of yellow bricks, various types of feather-edged brick, and it was decorated with the encaustic tile and mosaic. Despite the rather sophisticated design, the main characteristics were still solidity and austerity.
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Innovation's evident appeared the use of intersecting arches to support the dome drum, thus avoid installation of pylons and create a vast interior space.
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Famous Russian artist Viktor Vasnetsov is considered to take part in the wall painting.
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The church was famous for the exclusive gems, which were mostly presented by the Kievo-Pechorskaya Laura.
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The dome was decorated with ornamental tracery and veneered with molded wreaths. Сorbel arches are adorned with chromatic ceramic tile.
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Slim five-domed church, raised above the neighboring houses, plays an important role not only in the panorama of Vasilievsky Island, but the entire mouth of the Neva.
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In February 1932 monastery monks were arrested, and the dome was closed in January 23, 1935.
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In 1956 the city's first indoor rink with artificial ice was based inside the building, which the Leningrad's school of figure skating began to flourish from.
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All the frescoes in the interior of the temple were first whitened, and then painted with oil paint.
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The temple referred back to the Russian Orthodox Church in 1991.
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Restoration of the building required a huge investment of time and manpower forces.
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Art restorers led by Yaroslav Shterenberg the surviving pieces of painting, using sophisticated technology to recreate the mural.
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Restorers have worked to recreate the temple painting for fifteen years. Work will be totally completed with the help of God in a year, trust the artists.
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