Catholic Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Baranovichi
The wooden Church of the Exaltation of the Cross is a 20th century architectural monument. It was built in 1924 in eclectic style with the help of 4,100 parishioners and the the priest Lucian Zholondkovsky. Its composition uses gothic techniques, stylized barocco and classicism forms.
The church is a 3-nave basilica with a pentahedral apse. The main facade is complete with a triangualar pediment and a bell tower. The temple tires are emphasized by a low faceted sacristy assimetrically joined to the sanctuary in the south; the gothic vertical composition is augmented by wooden siding, high rectangular windows of the aisles and central nave. The temple volume is encircled by the cornice.
The interior is decorated with icons painted in academic style by the painter Tursky in 1934-1935.
The entrance to the church grounds is a monumental gate made as a three-span arcade with the gate coated with iron. In the background of the crowning gable there is a sculpture of a saint. made of plaster.
Geographic coordinates: N 53° 07' 45,78" E 26° 00' 14,38"
Foto: Олега ПОНОМАРЕВА
