All Saints Cemetery in Plavsk
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All Saints Cemetery in Plavsk was founded in the 19th century in the cemetery complex was also a member of All Saints church with five domes, bell-tower, a hospice (House prizrevayuschih), the entrance gate. All Saints Cemetery overlooks the street Victory and October. The complex is a monument of culture.

Presumably All Saints Cemetery was founded in 1861. The earliest of the discovered graves is a grave of 1868. Place in the cemetery took the pasture land to the west of the village of St. Sergius. It was located in the village Popovka, next to the old road of Mtsensk (today the street October).

In the 1970s the burial in the cemetery were discontinued. Documentary information about the graves are not retained. Found 27 tombstones 19 - early 20th centuries, among which the family burial Latysheva merchant, merchants Okunёvyh, the wife of a merchant Cherёmushkina BF (tombstone merchant moved to St. Sergius Church).

All Saints Church in the cemetery was laid in 1880 and consecrated in 1892. It was built with funds provided by Prince S. Gagarin and merchant IS Sazonov. The building of the church of All Saints cemetery built in the eclectic nature of the details of pseudo-Russian style. The main tetrahedral volume, which is crowned with five domes deaf, around the perimeter surrounding the gallery. Gallery is made in the form of arcades, arches that are based on the unusual form of a twin pilasters, carved in white stone. From the east gallery is transformed into a three-part apse. Underneath all the building of the temple and the gallery has a vaulted basement, which were built stoves that warmed the temple. The central part of the temple is illuminated by windows, stylized "Russian baroque". The temple was in force until 1928. Today, he is in a dilapidated condition.

Somewhat later, the temple was built the bell tower, which is executed in pseudo-Russian style. In terms of the bell tower has a square shape. It is topped with a bunk and a dull dome, standing on a high sloping roof. The first tier of the bell tower at the same time is the main carriageway gate. Belfry in 1930 was demolished.

On the right side of the bell tower of the cemetery gates were located. They were built at the same time with the church. The composition of a three-part symmetrical gate. Above the gate is a central part of the pediment triangular shape with the current mortgage now lost an icon in the lateral projections carried out the completion of Attica. The gate to have survived, but are not in the best condition.

In 1890 merchant BF Cherёmushkinym permission was granted for the construction of the "House Prizrevayuschih" or almshouses. In the construction of this building merchant has allocated 12 thousand rubles. Also merchant Sazonov almshouse was bequeathed to 25 thousand rubles. The building of the "House Prizrevayuschih" - a two-story, ending a triangular pediment. In the interior it still remained at the plant Teplyakova cast metal ladder. Today, this building is a residential home.

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