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Ascension Church in Romny

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The church was built on the site of a wooden temple from the 18th century. Its foundation was laid in 1795, construction was completed in 1797, and finishing work was done in 1801. The building is designed in the classical style, made of brick, plastered, has a round shape and three domes. The structure consists of several cylindrical volumes: the main one, which along the east-west axis houses the altar, the central part, and the chapels, covered by domes on low drums. The altar part and the chapels on the sides are surrounded by small cylindrical volumes. The side semicircular rooms with flat ceilings are connected to the altar part, the central room, and the narthex through arched openings.

The facades are adorned with flat portals with triangular pediments and rusticated pilasters, finished with a wide entablature. The monument is unique for its volumetric-spatial solution in the architectural heritage of Ukraine.

The bell tower is located in the southeast corner of the estate along the fence. It was built with the warm church on the lower level. In 1879, a watchman's lodge was added to the southwest end of the church, and in 1895, the upper tier of the bell tower was erected. The bell tower is designed in the classical style, made of brick, plastered, and has three tiers. The first tier is rectangular in plan, two-chambered, elongated along the northeast-southwest axis. The northeast chamber is covered with a semicircular vault with formwork, while the southwest has a flat ceiling. The facades are divided into two tiers by a belt and finished with a cornice with teeth, while the end parts are decorated with a blind arch with horizontal rustication. The second tier, a square, and the upper tier, an octagon with a baroque head and decorative lucarnes. The corners of the upper tier are decorated with pilasters.

In 1905, the estate was surrounded by a brick fence with metal grilles and artistic gates.

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Церковь Вознесения Господня в Ромнах

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