Church of the Holy Martyr Tsarina Alexandra stands on a hill in the middle of a small grove on the south-east of Belvedere. This temple was built on the orders of Nicholas I in 1854, AI Shtakenshneider. Tsarina Alexandra Church is the last building in Peterhof during the life of Nicholas I.

Bookmark the church took place August 11, 1851 - in the cup slab laid silver and gold coins. To bookmark the future temple was used specially brought for this purpose from the banks of the Jordan River stone. After the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the future church Nicholas I tearfully said he thanks God for what he has granted him complete bookmark temple and expressed doubt that he will be able to see it completed.

According to legend, after hearing from farmers that this area used to be called Papingondo (from the Swedish "pastoral parish"), hence the current Russified - "Babigon," the emperor said that the name simply requires that in this place there was a temple and heard the sound of bells.

Construction of the temple was completed on 22 August 1854 The church was consecrated in the presence of persons of the imperial family, including of Nicholas I. After the service, the emperor thanked the general public Lihardova controlling Peterhof, architect Shtakenshnejdera, merchant Tarasova as well as all those who He participated in the construction.

Raising Alexander temple Stackenschneider once again confirmed the reputation of the architect, who owns a perfect all styles. Prominent architect did not blindly copy the architectural works of the past centuries, and created his own elegant and graceful architectural fantasy that combines original designs and motifs of the Moscow church architecture, and elements of the system orders.

Church - five-domed, stone, made in Russian-Byzantine style and a special beauty. Old Russian "kokoshniki" adorn the base drum. The same motif is used in the external decoration of the belfry: the highest tent in silhouette reminiscent of ancient Russian churches, unizyvayut three rows of corbel arches.

The temple contains about five hundred parishioners. The perimeter of the base of the building was 44 fathoms and the height of his middle dome 13 yards plus one yard.

The real decoration of the church is a carved wooden iconostasis, covered with gold and white paint. The iconostasis, formerly owned by the church Dudorovskogo former palace of Peter the Great, was presented as a gift by the Emperor Nicholas I. great architect managed to achieve the unity of the internal decoration of the temple decorated with iconostasis, characteristic of Russian architecture of the late 17th century. Maybe the decoration of the iconostasis architect has prompted some of the motifs used in the design of their church.

Despite its small size, the construction of the church babigonskoy cost almost 66 thousand. Rubles in silver. The church was used a lot of gold and silver utensils, items, decorated with precious stones. The temple was a tabernacle with the ark-shaped cap with columns of red jasper, the sacristy of the things used for the burial of Nicholas I, the sacristy of the things Alexandra Feodorovna, and others.

This church was for the peasants of nearby villages only a place of prayer. Near the church was located the emergency room, where sick to provide first aid to the peasants.

Babigonskaya church was a favorite place of prayer Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, she visited her every summer while staying at Peterhof, and before leaving for St. Petersburg in the autumn.

During World War II the church was in the center of military operations. The building had suffered significant damage as a result of bombing. In the postwar period in the building of the temple has long been state farm shop and a basement used as a vegetable store.

May 6, 1998 in the feast day in the Alexander Church on the initiative of Christians parish Babigonskoy after a long break was committed service. On the April 7, 1999 holds regular worship services on Sunday, and the days of great feast. Currently it is restored, after which the church will find its original appearance.