One of the most popular tourist centers of Athens, of course, is located at the foot of the famous Acropolis, the city's oldest district - Plaka. This is an incredibly picturesque place with a maze of narrow cobbled streets, ancient buildings in the neoclassical style, plenty of souvenir shops and cafes, a variety of museums and beautiful churches.

Among the most popular and exciting attractions Plaka is worth noting one of the many cross-domed church Athens - Russian church of St. Nicodemus, also known as the Church of the Holy Trinity (or "Russian Church"). The church is located on a small cozy square not far from the parliament building on the street Filellinon 21.

Russian Church of St. Nicodemus - one of the largest medieval churches in Athens, preserved to our days. The church was founded in 1030 by Stefan Likodimom, which actually funded its construction, and is the main KATHOLIKON monastery was located here. However, it is worth noting that the modern form church fundamentally affected by the earthquake and during the war, had already once in 1845 was acquired by the Russian Emperor Nicholas I, who, and allocated funds for its reconstruction. Design interior of the temple was entrusted to a well-known German artist Ludwig Tirso. Huge impressive bell tower, located on the left of the church building, was built a little later by the order of the next Emperor of the Russian Empire - Alexander II.

In the course of archaeological investigations it was found that the church was built on the ruins of an early Christian church built in turn on the ruins of the Roman baths.

Today, the Church of St. Nicodemus is an important historical and architectural monument of the Byzantine era and is run by the Russian Orthodox Church.