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Church of St. Paraskeva Friday in Polonka (lost)

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In 1864, a parish church dedicated to St. Paraskeva Friday is mentioned, but there is no information about its time and builder. It was wooden, had an elongated quadrangular shape with a bell tower on the facade, and was in a state of disrepair. In the early 20th century, the church was dismantled, and a house for the priest was built on its site using the salvaged materials.

To the west of the former church location, a new temple was built in the 1930s in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Funds for its construction were collected by local residents throughout Western Belarus and partially in Poland. The church was consecrated in 1937. It has a symmetrically axial four-part volumetric-spatial composition. A five-sided apse with two vestries adjoins the square main structure from the east, while a narthex and a four-tiered bell tower with a dome are located to the west. The sloping four-pitched roof of the main structure is topped with an octagonal lantern. The church is adorned with five domes.

On July 22, 1965, the church was closed. Only in the late 1980s, after a major renovation, did it reopen its doors. In 2013-2014, new domes were installed and windows were replaced.

Geo point

Храм великомученицы Параскевы Пятницы в Полонке (утрачен)

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