It was built in 974 by Princess Olga at the same time as the foundation of the city. The typical pre-Mongol architecture of fortress temples is heavy thick walls, narrow loophole windows.
The church was rebuilt many times, transferred to different denominations, until finally it was blown up in 1961. Only the ruins of the walls to a height of 5 meters remain. In the early 90s, the Annunciation Church was restored on the same foundation with original fragments of masonry. These fragments were not plastered, and they can be viewed very well now.
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Евгений Борода
Level 9 Local Expert
September 7
A compact, stylish temple. Cozy, serious. The plinth and the stone of the original masonry in the cutouts of the plaster. Painting. Such a timbre deacon. Comrades (tsy) choristers - sps!
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Ольга Шамбанович
Level 5 Local Expert
October 4
The atmosphere is very beautiful and calm. The architecture is amazing, but inside you feel real peace.
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Req_ Æt
Level 30 Local Expert
June 16
A fully restored church, instead of the one that was blown up in 1961. So only fragments of masonry remain from the 12th century. It is located on the riverbank.
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Саша Коршун
Level 13 Local Expert
May 17
I was not there for a happy reason, but I was very impressed. When they start singing, it's like the voices of angels. There was no such thing anywhere else.
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Ольга С.
Level 6 Local Expert
March 10
I was visiting Vitebsk, I decided to come in for the sake of interest.
I admire the aesthetics of such places.
The temple is simply magnificent with its paintings💙
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Марина Казакова
Level 11 Local Expert
January 23
The very first temple that I learned about while in Vitebsk. We were early in the morning, with the temple illuminated, it looks very beautiful. We weren't inside, but we walked around.
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влада к.
Level 4 Local Expert
May 5
A very beautiful ancient temple. Wonderful atmosphere inside. Father is very kind and wise!
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Константин Б.
Level 14 Local Expert
December 11, 2023
One of the oldest temples in Vitebsk. Restored and restored. The working time is convenient. The landmark of the city. Archaeological value. There are a lot of parishioners on holidays.
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Боб Марли
Level 21 Local Expert
September 11
A beautiful white-stone Orthodox church in a typical Russian style. I recommend you to visit
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Татьяна Головешко
Level 8 Local Expert
July 16, 2023
Мне очень понравился Храм.Не далеко от моего дома, удобно дойти даже инвалидам.
Владимир Т.
Level 10 Local Expert
August 3, 2020
Самый старый храм Витебска. Часть исследователей полагает, что он является ровесником тысячелетнего города, часть - относит его появление к концу ХII века. За свою жизнь храм претерпел множество переделок, пока в 1961 году не был взорван по решению властей. Сейчас храм восстановлен с сохранением элементов старинной каменной кладки.
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Александр К.
Level 12 Local Expert
May 24, 2019
Старая церковь, очень красивая и какая-то... настоящая. Рядом, при реставрации, были обнаружены захоронения то ли XIV, то ли XV века, не помню... Оставили рядом, перезахоронив в метре от церкви, со всеми обрядами, как положено... Связь прошлого и настоящего.