Church or chapel · 1873
Lalsi Orthodox Church
German: Lalsen
The Orthodox church of St Nicholas at Lalsi, in the old parish of Kolga-Jaani, was paid for from a large fund the Russian Interior Ministry set up in 1869 for new Orthodox churches in the Baltic provinces. Riga architect Heinrich Scheel designed it, and it was built from 1871 of local split fieldstone in an almost equal-armed Greek cross, its octagonal drum and dome flanked by four small towers that give the look of a Byzantine five-domed church. Consecrated in 1873, it was built for about 450 people, with houses for priest, sexton and school beside it. The priest and scholar Vello Salo was baptised here. The church was restored in 2017–2021.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Kolga-Jaani kihelkonnas Lalsi külas asuv Püha Nikolause õigeusu kirik ehitati Vene Siseministeeriumi 1869. aastal Läänemere kubermangude uute õigeusu kirikute jaoks eraldatud suure rahasumma eest. Riia arhitekt Heinrich Scheel kavandas selle ja alates 1871. aastast ehitati kirik kohalikust lõhutud maakivist peaaegu võrdhaarse Kreeka risti kujulisena; kaheksatahulist tambuuri ja kuplit ümbritsevad neli abitorni, mis jätavad mulje bütsantsi viiskuppelkirikust. 1873. aastal pühitsetud kirik mahutas umbes 450 inimest ning selle kõrvale ehitati preestri, köstri ja kooli majad. Siin ristiti vaimulik ja teadlane Vello Salo. Kirik taastati aastatel 2017–2021.
Source: https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lalsi_P%C3%BCha_Nikolause_kirik ↗