Transfiguration Church, Alexandria

Not far from Rivne , Gorin River lies the village of Alexandria . Here is the Church of the Transfiguration.

History of the Church of the Transfiguration

The temple was built with funds Alexandria magnate Frederick Lubomirski in 1842. Until now preserved parish registers in 1838.

Transfiguration Church in Alexandria was built in a rotunda. Temple large - inner diameter is 14 meters. Instead of the traditional pews on the west side of the nave attached a rectangular volume. Rotunda is decorated with a large wooden hemisphere. The western part has a gable roof and apse - tryshylyy. Nearby is the high bell tower, which was built simultaneously with the church in 1842.

Western facade Church of Transfiguration adorns massive portico of Tuscan order, which is based on four pillars. Completes its triangular pediment, the center of which is the image of the Transfiguration.

How to get there

Alexandria can take any bus that goes towards Sarny , Zarechny , Kuznetsovsk , Dubrovytsia or Rokytne . They sent AS "Seagull" . Logging out should at Route guidance "Alexandria". But the main road you have to go to the village about 2 kilometers. The distance from Alexandria to Rivne - 16 kilometers. You can also get here by train diesel, which tends to Zdolbuniv toward gazelle.

Transfiguration Church located on the street Svyatopreobrazhenskiy.