Krestomania Church Photo: Krestomania Church

Krestomania Church, standing on the Resort street in Cascina, is a monument of architecture of the second half of the 18th century. It was built on the site of an old wooden (first time mentioned in 1621) in 1782-1784, on the right Bank of the river Kashinka, architectural appearance which is echoed by the ensemble of temples the city centre. The temple is a brick, two-storey. Upstairs is the "summer" Church on the lower warm.

In the architectural appearance of the temple elements of Baroque and classicism. A distinctive feature of the building is gently curved roof, creeping along zamknutomu the arch.

In 1869-1872, the Church has expanded the project engineer Fedotov A. S. the refectory was attached porch with stairs and the Western part of the refectory. Originally adjoined the temple a small bell tower. In 1872 he built a new bell tower with a spire, which height are heavily outnumbered the temple. The temple has one faceted apse crowned head with a scaly coating. The facades of the first tier of the bell tower is decorated with Doric columns.

In 1929, bell removed the bells, the iconostasis was dismantled. In 1936 crosses were demolished, they were restored in 1970. Since 1946 the building of the temple was located Kashina raigomaru. In 1974-1979, the temple was restored. In 1992 Krestoznamenskaya the Church was returned to the Church. Currently in this building Sunday school for children.

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