Андріївська церква восени 1941 року

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German war photographer Johannes Heule, who served in the 637-th company propaganda, part of the 6th German Army took a series of color photos on AGFA film. Picture taken 10 days after the fall of Kieva.Byla built by order of Empress Elizabeth in 1749-1754 years of local architects led by Moscow architect Ivan Fedorovich Michurin on the spot where, according to legend, was built by the cross of St. Andrew on his journey to the north. In the design of the church took part artists: Ivan Vishnyakov with students (25 icons) Romenskii, Tchaikovsky (the icon on the reverse side of the iconostasis) and A. Antropov, painted the pulpit canopy, a number of icons and images of the iconostasis in the altar.