Holy Trinity Church Photo: Holy Trinity Church

In Gus-Crystal, located on the territory of the Vladimir region, is one of the most famous churches, namely, the Trinity Church, which was earlier known as the Church of Joachim and Anna.

The construction of the temple was in the period from 1810 to 1816 the years, what has been accomplished on cash Maltsov Sergei Nani. Among the saints were chosen by Joachim and Anna. Over the years 1848-1851 Sergei Nani lined up at the Church warm refectory room, a chapel which was consecrated in honor of the Holy Trinity, what happened on 28 may 1851. In 1895 the Church was parochial library operating free for parishioners. In 1901, the Church was surrounded on all sides quadrangular stone wall, fitted with iron bars. When the fence was the main gate.

In the years of Soviet power the Church was not closed, and all the Church valuables were seized by the authorities. After the end of world war II was located in the Cathedral of mechanical workshops at the Glass school. Over time from 1946 to 1948, the Church existed as a storage room, then it was fire protection. In 1983 Holy Trinity Church was adopted at local protection as an architectural monument, and in 1989 he was again returned to the community of believers, and then began its restoration.

The Church is located in the left Bank area of the Goose river near Cotton factory and Crystal factory, located on the river itself. The temple is the center of the left Bank of the planning structure of the city.

Church of the Holy Trinity is fully bricked and fixed with lime mortar. The facades of the refectory are equipped with large and highly placed window openings. The articulation of the facades is made vertically, as indicated by cross-paneled blades that match plastrum placed on the side walls inside the temple. Window openings are fitted with plaster rods. Church drum is completely covered with iron. Drum Windows are made rectangular, but over time they were laid; now they are round. Western and the front door is framed with ornamental portico with a semicircular end and kannelirovannymi pilasters.

As for the interior of the main volume, there is a sixteen columns, which somewhat restrict the Central space, and also have a drum with a hollow domed vault. The frieze and capitals of the columns on the perimeter of the drum – gilt and stucco. The walls are painted in dark blue color, and the column is plastered and whitewashed after. Above the capitals is the stripe painted with a floral design.

Space-planning structure of the Church presents the main volume, the apse, the refectory, the room and the bell tower. The main volume has a cross shape, while the East wing is the apse. Light reel is small and stands on the tribune; completion of high dome decorated. Rectangular East wing is oriented across the axis, wherein the side wings have the same shape, which are oriented longitudinally. The refectory rectangle room is elongated longitudinally and expanded to several lines of the side porches of the main scope. Treatment is done with the help of a gable roof.

The bell tower of Holy Trinity Church is three-tiered and equipped on the sides of the rectangular tents. Bell tiers presented in the form of quadrangles. Hipped roof, Dormer Windows fitted, as well as the Church relates to the modern time.

The facades of the Church, apse, bell tents solved by multiple horizontal axes, which surround the building, excluding the refectory room, there is a two storey window openings. Located below the window openings are rectangular in shape and is much higher on top of that is made semicircular. This vertical axis on the temple alone, and on the facades of the bell tents are two of them.

To date, Holy Trinity Church is an architectural monument of Gus-Crystal. Despite the fact that many of its parts were lost during the great Patriotic war and during the reign of the Soviet regime, today it is fully restored and pleases many parishioners.

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Holy Trinity Church