Alexander Nevsky Church, Copenhagen | |
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![]() The facade seen from Bredgade | |
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Location | Bredgade 53 Copenhagen |
Country | Denmark |
Denomination | Russian Orthodox Church |
Architecture | |
Architect(s) | David Ivanovitj Grimm |
Style | Historicism, Muscowite Revival |
Years built | 1883 |
The Alexander Nevsky Church (Danish: Skt. Aleksander Nevskij Kirke) is the only Russian Orthodox church in Copenhagen.[1] It was built by the Russian Government between 1881 and 1883, prompted by Princess Dagmar of Denmark's marriage to Alexander Alexandrovich on 9 November 1866 and their later ascent to the Russian throne as Tsar Alexander III of Russia and Tsaritsa Maria Feodorovna.[2] The church is dedicated to the Russian patron saint Alexander Nevsky.