Askold Grave Church

The rotunda of Saint Nicholas at Askold's Grave.

The Church of St. Nicholas is a Neoclassical style rotunda in the Askold's Grave park of Kiev, Ukraine.

This former Russian Orthodox church was designed in 1809 by the Moscow-born architect Andrey Melensky and was underwritten by Samuil Meshcheryakov, a merchant from Voronezh.

The general contractor for the project was Vasiliy Serikov. The construction cost 8,000 rubles and the church was consecrated on 1 September 1810.

Coordinates: 50°26′38″N 30°33′05″E / 50.44389°N 30.55139°E / 50.44389; 30.55139

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Churches and monasteries of Kiev
Cathedrals	Saint Sophia Cathedral St. Volodymyr's Cathedral Resurrection Cathedral St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral St. Nicholas Military Cathedral¹ St. Panteleimon's Cathedral
Churches	St. Andrew's Church St. Cyril's Church Church of the Saviour at Berestove Church of the Tithes Church of the Theotokos Troieshchyna Church Askold Grave Church
Monasteries	Lavra of the Caves (Great Church Gate Church Refectory Church) St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery Vydubychi Monastery Brotherhood Monastery Trinity Monastery Theophania Convent Intercession Convent Florivsky Convent Kitaev Poustinia
¹Demolished structures are in italics