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The Russian Chapel in Darmstadt, formally, the St. Mary Magdalene Chapel, is a historic Russian Orthodox church at Mathildenhöhe in Darmstadt, Germany.
The Russian revival style church with gold Onion domes was built between 1897 and 1899 by the architect Leon Benois, and used as a private chapel by the last Emperor of Russia, Nicholas II, whose wife Alexandra was born in Darmstadt. It is named in honor of the patron saint of Nicholas II's mother. It was built of Russian stone and, as some people claim, built on soil from Russia brought to Darmstadt by train, and used during their lifetimes by the Russian Imperial family and court during regular visits to the Empress's childhood home and to her family.




See also


St. Elizabeth's Church, Wiesbaden
Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church, Potsdam
Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Vienna
Russian Church, Geneva
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, Paris
Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Nice
Alexander Nevsky Church, Copenhagen




References






External links


Official website

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• Russian Chapel in Darmstadt
• Darmstadt
• Darmstadt Artists' Colony
• Leon Benois
• Princess Elisabeth of Hesse and by Rhine
• Nicholas Alexandrovich, Tsesarevich of Russia
• Princess Alice of Battenberg
• Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
• Princess Alice of the United Kingdom
• Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark