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The Alexander Nevsky Memorial Church is an historic Russian Orthodox church building in Potsdam, Germany.

The church was built for the Russian residents of the settlement of Alexandrowka, now part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Palaces and Parks of Potsdam and Berlin", below the Kapellenberg. Consecrated in 1826, it is still an active congregation and the oldest Russian Orthodox church in Germany. Designed by Vasily Stasov, Nevsky Church is a very early example of the Byzantine Revival architecture in Germany, and one of the earliest examples of Byzantine Revival in Russian Revival architecture.[1][2]

  1. ^ [1] Church of Saint Alexander Newski, Potsdam, Germany.
  2. ^ [2] Archived 1 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine Alexandrowka Russische Kolonie.

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