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Church of the Archangel Michael, Bukhara

Bukhara's working Orthodox church, built in 1875 for Russian settlers, closed in Soviet years and reopened for services in 1992.

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About the place

Russian Orthodox settlers on the edge of Bukhara built a wooden church here in 1860. After it was badly damaged by fire, a new church with a bell tower was built in 1875 to a sketch by A. Benois.

The church was closed in 1929 and its bell tower pulled down in 1931. Services resumed in 1992, and the building serves the city's Orthodox community again.

Why go

  • A working church with services
  • One of the older Russian buildings in Bukhara
  • Shows the city's 19th-century Russian community

Sources (4)

  1. 1.Wikidata
  2. 2.ru.wikipedia.org
  3. 3.uz.wikipedia.org
  4. 4.openstreetmap.org

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