Church in Izhevsk

Place: Russia, Udmurtia, Izhevsk

Project team:Director - Anisiforov P., Chief architect - Dyakova T.; Architect - Grebneva A.V., Berdnikov E.A., Popov D.A.

Project history:

In 2008, with the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas of Izhevsk and Udmurt (Shkrumko), the design began, and in 2009 the stone was laid and construction of the Church in honor of the Iver icon Of the mother of God began. Temple-tent, two-altar. The project of the temple was developed by the creative workshop of P. I. Anisiforov together with the project workshop "ASPEK-Project". The height of the temple is 50 m. the area of the temple is about 500 square meters, which is designed for about 400 parishioners. The total area of the complex is 1.5 hectares. The walls of the temple are made of sand-colored brick in combination with decorative elements of natural stone and mosaic. Facing domes and tents of the temple is made of aluminum and ceramic tiles.
There are two thrones in the temple. The upper one is consecrated in honor of the Iver icon Of the mother of God, the lower one-in honor of the Nativity of John the Baptist.
On the territory of the temple, a Church and parish house is being built, where Sunday school classes, a refectory, a library, an Assembly hall will be located, on the second floor — a house Church in honor of the great Martyr healer Panteleimon.

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