The Russian Chapel in Darmstadt, formally, the St. Mary Magdalene Chapel, is a historic Russian Orthodox church at Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Russian revival style church with gold Onion domes was built between 1897 and 1899 by the architect Leon Benois, and used as a private chapel by the last Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, whose wife Alexandra was born in Darmstadt.[1][2] It is named in honor of the patron saint of Nicholas II's mother. It was built of Russian stone and, as some people claim, built on soil from Russia brought to Darmstadt by train, and used during their lifetimes by the Russian Imperial family and court during regular visits to the Empress's childhood home and to her family.[3]
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt
Mathildenhöhe Darmstadt, Art Nouveau
House (build 1901)
House (build 1908)
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Hochzeitsturm (wedding tower)2
Exhibition Building3
Russian Chapel4
Ludwig5
Deiters6
Large Glückert7
Small Glückert8
Behrens9
Olbrich10
Habich11
Keller12
Upper Hesse Exhibition13
Sutter14
Ostermann15
Vortex Garden16
Platanenhain (plane tree grove)17
Sabaisplatz (Sabais square)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Russische Kapelle". Künstlerkolonie Mathildenhöhe (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "Baugeschichte – Kirche Hl. Maria Magdalena". Kirche Hl. Maria Magdalena – Russische Orthodoxe Kirche in Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ "The Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia – Official Website". www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws.