The Church of St. Alexander Nevsky and St. Nicholas ( Finnish. Pyhän Aleksanteri Nevalaisen ja Pyhän Nikolaoksen kirkko ) is an Orthodox church under the jurisdiction of the Finnish archbishopric of the Patriarchate of Constantinople in the center of Tampere , in Finland .
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| Denomination | Orthodoxy |
| Diocese | Helsingfors |
| Builder | T.U. Of languages |
| Building | 1896 - 1899 |
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The church is the main church of the Orthodox parish of Tampere and is part of the Helsingfors Metropolitanate .
History
The church was built in 1896 - 1899 by the project of engineer T.U. Yazykov in the Neo-Byzantine style . A plot of land was donated by the city authorities, local industrial enterprises donated building materials, and construction money was received from the Russian government and from the Holy Synod .
The central throne was consecrated in honor of St. Alexander Nevsky , and in the basement there is a church in honor of Nicholas of Myra .
The church is seven-domed (central - 17 meters high). Above the main entrance is a bell tower with 9 bells, one of which is the second largest in Finland (bell weight 4973 kg.).
The church was severely damaged during the fighting in 1918 and was later thoroughly restored.
| Interior | Bell tower | View from the square | View from the altar |