St. Andrew's Chapel, Vladivostok

This little chapel is another newly-added landmark of Vladivostok, located right on the Korabelinaya Seafront. The construction of the chapel began on August 10th, 2004, and the chapel was consecrated on May 12th, 2005, by the Archbishop Veniamin of Vladivostok; it was given the name St. Andrew. The chapel is a small, one-domed white temple, that can host about 40-50 people. It was designed by architects of the Far East State Technical University in a late Russian-Byzantine style. Inside, the chapel is decorated with Orthodox icons featuring military-ecclesiastical thematics.

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Sight Name: St. Andrew's Chapel
Sight Location: Vladivostok, Russia (See walking tours in Vladivostok)
Sight Type: Religious
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