St. Nicholas Church (Biserica Sfântul Nicolae fostă Rusă), Russian Ambassador Mikhail Nikolaevich Giers initiated the building of a Russian Orthodox church in central Bucharest in 1905. It was meant mainly for the use of the legation employees, as well as for Russians living in the capital city of the Kingdom of Romania. The Court of Emperor Nicholas II provided the funds needed for the building (600,000 gold rubles). The church was finished in 1909, and it was sanctified on 25 November 1909. (previous | next | back to album | 2022:09:08 18:30:20 | 78% of an album)