Memorial chapel Photo: Memorial chapel

Memorial chapel in Bologoe was built in 1912. Her appearance in the city was connected with the tragic events that occurred on February 20, 1911, when at the time of submission in the private cinema room there was a large fire. The flames had reached all wooden building. As a result, killed 64 people, including 40 children. Many people were injured during the fire, died later from burns. The victims of the fire was 101 people. The fire destroyed the entire family. Night for the victims held a service. All those gathered in the Church was crying, even the priests.

In memory of the residents who died in the fire, the money collected by the townsfolk was erected a memorial chapel, which is made in the form of a chapel-rotunda in the style of classicism. The Foundation of the chapel is made of four granite slabs, and the walls – of bricks that focuses on the special tragedy of the event.

According to the architectural plan of the chapel in some parts reminds Bologoye railway station. There are massive vaulted arched ledges of Windows with outer frame of light colors. The outer layer has a light yellow color, followed by white and light brown, interior brick walls made of red brick.

With the North and South sides, facing each other are two Windows. The third window is closed brickwork with figured brick cross. The window openings are decorated with low relief with a colonnade and portico. The entrance to the chapel is on a three stair. Under the cornice above double-leaf door is a fresco of the Saviour with two angels. The quadrangle is covered with a hemispherical closed helmet-shaped dome. The walls are divided by pilasters. REDD – cross.

All projecting elements of the chapel, including, and the dome is lined with iron. In the middle of the dome – metal cross. Around the perimeter of the base of the arch on the outer side of the chapel there is a decorative window blind made of brick. In all directions around the perimeter of the chapel portals. Inside the chapel, there is the Kazan icon of the Iberian Mother of God and and of the assumption of the blessed virgin, oil lamps, candlesticks, chandeliers.

A memorial chapel erected in the centre of the city, which burned down club on Quay street. Funeral chapel expresses sadness, tragedy and sorrow. In its severity and isolation reflected the spirit of the time.

In Soviet times the building of the chapel was used as a kerosene shop, and only in 1990 thanks to the efforts of railway workers K. Prokofiev and E. Zaitseva Orthodox Church was restored. Was given a major overhaul. Updated interior. October 13, 1990, the chapel was re-consecrated. Now in the chapel commemorate all burnt, buried alive, died in accidents, wars, disasters and other accidents. Church services are held weekly.

Funeral chapel today is one of the attractions of Bologoe. Tacit patronage of this monument took patriot Bologoye and social activist A. M. Sharaev. On his initiative recently at the Memorial chapel erected a memorial, for which funds were collected with the world on a string". The money she donated the usual balogova.

December 3, 2012 was solemnly consecrated the plaque. Archpriest father Basil, the Dean Bologovskiy County and his father George, a clergyman of Trinity Church was celebrated in the chapel a memorial service for the victims of the tragedy of 1911, as well as a moleben for the health of all residents.

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Memorial chapel