The Church of Saint Alexander Nevsky and Saint Nicholas (Finnish: Pyhän Aleksanteri Nevalaisen ja Pyhän Nikolaoksen kirkko) is an Orthodox temple of the Oulu Metropolis of the Finnish Archdiocese of the Constantinople Patriarchate, located in the center of Tampere, Finland.
The temple was built between 1896 and 1899 based on a design by engineer T. U. Yazikov, executed in the style of Russian churches of the 17th century. The land was provided by the city authorities, local industrial enterprises donated building materials, and funding for the construction came from the Russian government and the Holy Synod.
The central altar is consecrated in honor of Saint Alexander Nevsky, while in the basement there is a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas of Myra.
The church has seven domes, the central one reaching a height of 17 meters. Above the main entrance is a bell tower with nine bells, one of which, weighing 4973 kg, is the second largest in Finland.
During the fighting in 1918, the church was severely damaged but was subsequently completely restored.
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