Cathedral of St. Nicholas in ViennaRussian Orthodox Church
Diocese of Vienna and Austria
of the Patriarchate of Moscow
St. Nicholas CathedralI had an appointment in the Third District
and was half an hour early, so I decided to walk
from Stadtpark up along the tracks of the S-Bahn
towards the Rennbahn entrance of the Belvedere,
and this was the sight I encountered
about halfway up the tracks.
St. Nicholas CathedralLooking up from one of the access ramps
to the S-Bahn Rennweg station.
Almost high noon and a brilliant winter sun
illuminated the cathedral against the blue sky.
I felt as if in a Russian fairytale.
Photographed 25 January 2012
© by Merisi
It definitely looks like in fairytale.So beautiful !
ReplyDeleteYou have been sneaking around near me today!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous. Architecture is one of humankind's greatest arts.
ReplyDeleteRenata,
ReplyDeleteindeed! :-)
Badger,
I did. Yesterday! ;-)
Charles Gramlich,
I agree!
I wonder how many tourists know about this cathedral.
I discovered it by chance one day, walking from the Belvedere's Alpine Garden, down to Rennweg through the Botanical Gardens. Suddenly I spied these golden domes, as if I were in Kiev.
All that gold gleaming against the clear blue sky is very beautiful. And the other details and colors amazing too. Quite an appealing sight.
ReplyDeleteSara,
ReplyDeleteit is truly a sight to behold!
@ Anonymous:
Thank you for letting me know that there was a problem when enlarging the last picture! I loaded it anew, and it should be working now. xxx
I think you live in a stunning Fairytale anyway.
ReplyDeleteVienna is just magical to me.
Looks like Moscow! !
ReplyDeletegorge light
I love when I come across a nice scene unexpectedly. This is a really beautiful building.
ReplyDeleteVienna could not have asked for a better person than you to capture each and every sparkle of beauty!
ReplyDeleteSuch color!
ReplyDeleteI, too, thought of Russia when I saw the photo. There's nothing quite like seeing unexpected beauty. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos ! Yes, it is like a Russian Fairy Tale !
ReplyDeleteThese are ideal angles to photograph the church from. It really is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteNo one knows how to make churches like the Orthodox!
ReplyDeleteSo lovely. Wish I could be there to see it for myself.
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