Russian Orthodox Chapel
The Russian Orthodox Chapel is a funerary chapel built in Weimar in 1860 for Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia. It was constructed in the Historical Cemetery behind the Weimarer Fürstengruft, to which it is connected by an underground passage.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Orthodox
- Description: church building in Weimar, Germany
- Also known as: “Russian Orthodox Chapel, Weimar” and “Russisch Orthodoxe Kirche”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Weimarer Fürstengruft and Historical Cemetery, Weimar.
Weimarer Fürstengruft
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Klassik Stiftung Weimar is one of the largest and most significant cultural institutions in Germany. It owns more than 20 museums, palaces, historic houses and parks, as well as literary and art collections, a number of which are World Heritage Sites.
Historical Cemetery, Weimar
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Klassik Stiftung Weimar is one of the largest and most significant cultural institutions in Germany. It owns more than 20 museums, palaces, historic houses and parks, as well as literary and art collections, a number of which are World Heritage Sites.
War Memorial Hall
Historic building
Photo: Most Curious, CC BY-SA 3.0.
War Memorial Hall is a historic building, which is situated 200 metres north of Russian Orthodox Chapel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oberweimar and Ehringsdorf.
Gelmeroda
Village
Photo: Michael Sander, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gelmeroda is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Russian Orthodox Chapel.
Russian Orthodox Chapel
- Categories: Eastern Orthodox church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.97253° or 50° 58′ 21″ northLongitude
11.32562° or 11° 19′ 32″ eastInception
~1860Open location code
9F2HX8FG+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 243174116OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=orthodoxWikidata ID
Q453884
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Russian—“Russian Orthodox Chapel” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “魏玛东正教堂”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Maria Magdalena (Weimar)”
- Dutch: “Kerk van Maria Magdalena”
- Dutch: “Russisch-orthodoxe Kapel van Weimar”
- French: “église russe de Weimar”
- French: “Église russe de Weimar”
- German: “Russisch-Orthodoxe Kapelle”
- German: “Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche Weimar”
- Japanese: “ロシア正教会聖堂 (ヴァイマル)”
- Polish: “Cerkiew św. Marii Magdaleny w Weimarze”
- Portuguese: “Capela Ortodoxa Russa (Weimar)”
- Portuguese: “Capela Ortodoxa Russa”
- Russian: “Церковь Марии Магдалины в Веймаре”
- Russian: “Церковь Марии Магдалины”
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