There are many beautiful and interesting buildings in Nice. Many were built by the Russians at the end of the 1800s to house their many wealthy families who liked to winter on the Riviera. There is a magnificent Russian Orthodox Cathedral and lots of other amazingly beautiful buildings with typical Russian style architecture. The loveliest in my opinion is The Cathedral of St Nicolas and was built by Tsar Nicolas Second between 1903 and 1912. It is my favourite building in the world (maybe just equal to Barcelona's Gaudi masterpiece The Sagrada Familia).
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| St Nicolas Russian Orthodox Cathedral |
The six magnificent domes are all in stunning mosaics and beautifully gilded. Inside there are no seats - the congregation has to stand for the whole service, which can last for up to four hours!!!
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| Stunning Entrance |
It is such a unusual sight in the centre of France to find such beautiful Russian architecture. Do you like it too?
Here are a few other great buildings in the local area that I passed on my way to dinner:
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| Typical Apartment Block |
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| Typical Apartment Block |
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| Notre Dame Nice (With Works In Progress) |
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| Massena Square Nicoise Style Buildings |
Now for dinner in Massena Square:
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| Provence Olives |
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| Prawns, Crisp Vegetables, Noodle Salad |
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| A Little Wine And Water |
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| The View Towards The City |
Dinner for one was rather boring, although the sun was shining I was alone, no one to chat to, and longing to be back with my family in London! Luckily, tomorrow I am going home.
You have a great time in Nice. so I se..
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ReplyDeleteThe onion domes of Russian Orthodox churches crop up in unexpected places! Your meal looks delicious....
ReplyDeleteHi Margaret ... thanks for visiting my blog. The domes are just all over Nice, the most famous (after the Cathedral) is on The Negresco, a famous hotel - we have a place a stones throw from there and the dome is my marker when driving along the promenade (ie get the key ready and prepare for a glass of wine!)
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