Holy Trinity Church
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Gus-Crystal, located in the Vladimir region, is one of the most famous churches, namely the temple of the Trinity, which previously was called the Temple of Joachim and Anna.

The construction of the temple fell on the period from 1810 to 1816 years, which was carried out on cash Maltsova Sergei Jakimowicz. Among the saints were chosen Joachim and Anna. During the years 1848-1851, Sergei Jakimovich built at the church refectory warm room, chapel which was consecrated in honor of the Holy Trinity, which was May 28, 1851. In 1895, the church opened a parish library is free for members. In 1901, the temple was surrounded on all sides by a stone quadrangular fence, equipped with iron railings. When the fence is a central goal.

In Soviet times the temple was closed, and all the church valuables were confiscated by the authorities. After the completion of the Great Patriotic War in the temple housed the mechanical workshop at the glass technical school. During the time from 1946 to 1948 there was a church as a warehouse, and then it worked as fire protection. In 1983, the Holy Trinity Church was passed to the local protection as an architectural monument, and in 1989 he was returned to the community of believers, and then began his recovery.

The church is located on the left bank of the river Goose zone, not far from the cotton mill, as well as the Crystal factory, located on the river itself. The temple is the center of the left bank of the planning structure of the city.

Holy Trinity Church is completely built of brick and is fixed to the mortar. Facades refectory rooms are equipped with large and highly placed window openings. The division of the facades is made vertically, which emphasized interwindow paneled vanes that match pilasters, placed on the side walls inside the temple. Window openings are equipped with plaster rods. The Church is fully lined iron drum. Drum windows are made rectangular, but over time they were laid; Now they - round. Western and front doors framed with the help of decorative portico with polutsirkulyarnym completion and kanellirovannymi pilasters.

As for the interior of the main volume, there has sixteen columns, which somewhat limits the central space, as well as carry a drum with a hollow dome vault. Freese and capitals of the columns on the perimeter of the drum - gilt, stucco. The walls are painted in dark blue color, and the columns are plastered and then whitewashed. Above the band passes capitals painting of floral ornament.

Space-planning structure of the church is represented by volume, apse, bell tower and refectory facilities. The main scope of a cross-shaped form, and the east wing - it's apse. Light drum - a small and stands on sredokrestii; the completion of a high dome decorated. Rectangular east wing is oriented perpendicular to the axis, with side wings have the same shape, which are oriented longitudinally. Rectangle refectory room stretched longitudinally and expanded to several lines of the side porch of the main volume. The coating is made by means of a gable roof.

The bell tower of Holy Trinity Church - a three-tiered and equipped on the sides of rectangular tents. Bell tiers presented in the form of bushels. Hipped roof, equipped with skylights, as well as innovative features refers to the modern time.

Facade of the church, the apse, the bell tower of tents resolved several horizontal axes that surround the building, excluding the refectory room, which could result in two tiers of windows. Located below the window openings are rectangular and are much higher than the above, which are made polutsirkulyarnymi. Such a vertical axis to the temple alone, and on the facades of the two bell tents.

Today, Holy Trinity Church is an architectural monument of Gus-Crystal. Despite the fact that many of its parts were lost during the Great Patriotic War and in the years of Soviet rule, today it is fully restored and encouraged numerous parishioners.

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Holy Trinity Church