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Sergiev Kazan Cathedral

which was built in 1752-1778 years in the style of baroque.In connection with the transfer of the episcopal see of Belgorod in Kursk in 1833 the church became the cathedral.Without exaggeration, is the crown jewel of the Kursk architecture an outstanding architectural monument of ecclesiastical architecture in the II half of XVIII century the spiritual center and a stronghold of Orthodoxy on the Kursk land for three centuries.Seven-year Prokhor Moshnin (the future St. Seraphim of Sarov ), together with his mother Agafia podryadchitsey construction of the temple, went to the top of the constructed bell tower and weaned off the mother and fell from the height of the bell tower to the ground, covered with fragments of bricks and debris.The witnesses did not expect what has happened already see Prokhor alive but to everyone's surprise the boy remained unharmed.Consecration of the cathedral was at different times.It is believed that sixteen-year gap between the lower and upper consecration of the church was due to manufacturing and the establishment of the iconostasis.

Our Lady of Kazan

was a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan.Copies of the image are also venerated in the Catholic Church.It was considered a palladium of Russia for centuries until its theft and likely destruction in 1904.Two major Kazan Cathedrals, in Moscow and St. Petersburg are consecrated to Our Lady of Kazan, as are numerous churches throughout the land.Her feast days are July 21 and November 4 (which is also the Day of National Unity).Ancient and venerated copies have been displayed at the Kazan Cathedral of Moscow, at Yaroslavl, and at St. Petersburg.According to tradition, the icon was discovered on July 8, 1579, underground in the city of Kazan by a little girl, Matrona, to whom the location of the image was revealed by the Theotokos, the Blessed Virgin Mary, in a Marian apparition.The original icon was kept in the Theotokos Monastery of Kazan, built to commemorate the spot where it had been discovered.

Kursk Church

is a catholic church in the city of Kursk.Administratively belongs to the archdiocese of the Mother of God (based in Moscow), headed by Archbishop Metropolitan Paolo Pezzi.Is located at Str. Marat, 31.The church holds regular organ concerts.In 1859 , the Kursk Catholic community (over 1,000) had requested to allow construction of the temple.Permission, however, was obtained only at the end of XIX century, before the services were conducted in a small house of prayer.Construction of the church of the Assumption began in 1892 and ended four years later, in 1896 year.The temple was built in Gothic Revival style, with two towers, steeples with 27 gold cross located on the site and on the sides of the temple.The temple was richly decorated with mosaics.In the Temple of Dormition was married and baptized the daughter of the famous painter Kasimir Malevich.

monument to Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

was opened September 1 1933 at the Red Square of the city of Kursk.built in the means of working people smoking.The author of the monument was a sculptor P. Yatsyno.But during the Nazi occupation of the monument was destroyed. After World War II, it was decided to restore it and the work performed folk artist of the USSR, full member of the Academy of Arts USSR sculptor MGManizer.In the summer of 1956 were launched construction work.The authors of the pedestal of the monument - the architects of Giants AP and IE Rozhin.Layout and landscaping around the memorial park architect implemented Fedorov.The statue was cast at the Leningrad plant "Monumentskulptura." November 5 1956 the grand opening of the monument.Monument to V. Lenin in Kursk - one of the best sculptures in chief "Leniniana" prominent Soviet sculptor M. Manizer and one of the best among all the monuments to the founder of the Soviet state.

Kursk Regional Art Gallery

Currently the gallery collection includes 8448 pieces of domestic and Western European art XVI-XX centuries.Among folk art European paintings include a picture ID Tiepolo, F. Barocci, I. Klengel.Among the domestic art of V. Tropinin, I. Levitan, F. Rokotov, B. Borovikovsky, I. Kramskoy, V. Polenov, A. Kuindzhi Of great interest is a large collection of A. Deineka, who was born in Kursk. A feature of the gallery is the identification and collection of works and other artists associated with the Kursk B. Schwartz, K. Trutovsky, E. Cheptsov, K. Istomin, etc. contemporary artists of Kursk, the acquisition of folk art (weaving, embroidery, folk costumes, kozhlyanskaya toy).

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