Nice - Saint-Nicolas Orthodox Cathedral
- department: Alpes-Maritimes
- municipality: Nice
- naming: Saint Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral
- address : avenue Nicolas-II
- authors: M. T. PREOBRAJENSKI (architect), Léonide PIANOVSKY (painter)
- date: 1903
- Protection: Classification of historic monuments by order of 11 August 1987
- label patrimoine XXe: Circular of 1 March 2001
The cathedral, designed to meet the needs of the Russian colony, was built in 1903 by M. T. Preobrazhensky, professor of architecture at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts of Saint Petersburg, inspired by the five-domed churches of the late 16th century in the Moscow region. The realization is made possible by the generosity of Tsar Nicholas II, who authorized the construction in the park of Villa Bermond, his personal property. The domes of the cathedral, consecrated on December 18, 1912, are made of reinforced concrete. The iconostasis and several icons are the work of the painter Leonid Pianosvky.
- Editor: Paul Smith, dapa, 1997
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