The Church of St. Nicholas in the Pytalovo Photo: Church of St. Nicholas in the Pytalovo

St. Nicholas Church is situated in the Central part of the small town of Pytalovo. The temple is freely on a small area, around the perimeter lined with several rows of trees. Immediately opposite the entrance to the temple, a small, built of wood, the building of the hut.

In 1927 a group of Orthodox residents raised the question about the origin in the city independent of the parish, which was considered to Vilaka the collection, and soon adopted by the Synod of the Latvian Orthodox Church. Serge Yefimov became the new parish. For the needs of the temporary Church was rented old building, which was in the power of County governments. Winter December 19, 1927, a temporary Church was consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Church icon, made in the style of an old letter, was taken from Vyshgorodskogo temple. In 1928 was prepared the project of the Church through the Synod architect Vladimir Shervinsky. Steepled wooden Church was designed in the style of the wooden North Russian architecture. The first tab of the temple took place on 24 June 1929; at the end of 1930, the Church building was completed. The first Church service was held on the eve of the feast of the Nativity. During 1931, the work was carried out on facilities of the Church as part of the interior. Various Church utensils was accepted as a gift from other churches and individuals. Painting temple walls was carried out by the son of father Sergius in the status of deacon.

St. Nicholas Church is a fairly large temple octagon quadrangle; the temple is carved "in a paw", and then completely covered by planks. If you judge the spatial composition of temple, it is presented symmetrically-axis, in which there is a clear separation of all parts. The temple quadrangle has a completion represented by the four facades using faceted barrel coating, topped with a small onion domes, located on the gable. From behind the barrels, just above the quadrangle, rises an octagonal cube, equipped with a tent and crowned with a cupola in the shape of a cylindrical bulb on the neck. From the East side to the main frame adjacent small rectangular crate apse with cover, made in the form of a barrel with a small cupola on the gable. The South and North sides of the apse are the diaconicon and the altar, which is covered with a sloping roof. The refectory is made in traditional style under a gable roof, on the West side became a connecting portion leading to a slender volume of the bell tower, located just above the porch.

The Church tower, which is the type octagon quadrangle. The pillars of the belfry is made of carved and support the roof, made in the form of a tent, which is crowned with an onion dome. Domes, located in the apse, bell tower and Church barrels are made in one size and are cylindrical barrels. Cupola, located at the tent Church, a little more. All temple domes equipped with crosses placed on apples. With the North and South side of the porch adjacent rooms with sloping roof. From the West wall of the vestibule, and to the South and North sides of the temple added canopy that covered the barrels. The external covering of walls made with horizontal boards, and the corners are fixed vertical. The window opening of the Church and the refectory room is made coaxial and have a small lastclose covers, and framed, made in the form of tapes. Church doors are double, and linen trimmed with the help of a Board slanting way; in the upper part of the clypeus has a segmental cut-out. Temple walls painted with oil paint, in this case the allocation trim is made in white. In the interior part of the refectory room and the temple are connected to a fairly wide aperture with cut corners and a pair of support columns.

At the moment Nicholas Church is in the status of architectural monument.

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