Saint Nicholas Church

Shanghai Saint Nicholas Church was originally a military chapel, founded in December 1924. A shrine was set up in the church to commemorate the death of Tsar Nicholas II.

In 1994, the hall was announced as a building protection unit in Shanghai.

The spatial layout of St. Nicholas hall in Shanghai follows the Byzantine architectural form, with centralized and mutually vertical two axes to deal with the architectural image. In appearance, a dome dominates the whole image at the top of the center, and then lowers symmetrically forward, backward, left and right to form a beautiful image. In the wall treatment, many with the image of the round spire as the top of the wall, divided into different sizes, high and low, decorate them, very personalized. Most of the walls have vertical windows in the middle. The top of the window ends with a semicircle arch. The window frames and panes are mostly made of cast iron flowers and stained glass, which is very religious.

The church was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution" and its upper dome was turned into a factory. At the end of the 20th century, the church was overhauled and renovated, with the dome above.

Saint Nicholas Church

Around the 1920s, there were more and more Russian expatriates in the French concession. After the October Revolution, a large number of old bureaucrats and bourgeois came to Shanghai one after another. Most of them believed in the Orthodox Church, so they built the Orthodox Church in Shanghai. High St. Nicholas Church is located in Nai Road, near the South Road of MAS, which is a typical Russian Orthodox building.

brief introduction

Saint Nicholas Church

Turn around the corner in Masi South Road (now Sisi South Road), and you will be on gaonaiyi Road (now Gaolan Road) in a few steps. There is a special French restaurant at the intersection. It is also rated as the best French restaurant in Shanghai by the good doer, which is called Ashanti. The restaurant was originally an orthodox chapel named "Saint Nicholas". It was written by Ya Yi Yalong, a Russian architect who was wandering in Shanghai at that time.

In the second decade of the 20th century, there were more and more Russian expatriates in the French concession. After the October Revolution, a large number of old bureaucrats and bourgeois came to Shanghai. Most of them believed in the Orthodox Church, so they needed to build the Orthodox Church in Shanghai. At that time, gaonaiyi road was located in the French concession, near masnan road. It is a typical Russian Orthodox building with lush trees, quiet environment, small size, exquisite and unique shape.

The spatial layout of the building follows Byzantine architectural form, with centralized and mutually vertical two axes to deal with the architectural image. In appearance, a dome dominates the whole image at the top of the center, and then lowers symmetrically forward, backward, left and right to form a beautiful image. In the wall treatment, many with the image of the round spire as the top of the wall, divided into different sizes, high and low, decorate them, very personalized. Most of the walls have vertical windows in the middle. The top of the window ends with a semicircle arch. The window frames and panes are mostly made of cast iron flowers and stained glass, which is very religious.

The church was destroyed during the "Cultural Revolution" and its upper dome was turned into a factory. At the end of the 20th century, the church was overhauled and renovated, with the dome above.

Address:

16 Gaolan Road, Luwan District

Address: No.16 Gaolan Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai

Longitude: 121.466126

Latitude: 31.217067