Chapel-burial-vault of Svyatopolk-Mirsky family

Chapel-burial vault of Svyatopolk-Mirsky family (́-́ ́-́), also known as Spasskaya Chapel, is an architectural monument located in the urban settlement of Mir, Karelichy District, Grodno Region, Belarus, and situated near the Mir Castle within the English-style park, established at the end of the 19th to the beginning of the 20th century. The chapel-tomb was constructed between 1904 and 1910 based on a design by architect Robert Marfeld, funded by Cleopatra Svyatopolk-Mirskaya. It was consecrated in honor of Nicholas the Wonderworker. Over the years, six members of the Svyatopolk-Mirsky family were buried in its crypt. During the period of the Second Polish Republic, thanks to the efforts of Prince Mikhail Svyatopolk-Mirsky, rare coniferous trees and roses were planted around the building. Under Soviet rule, the church's property was looted, with some items transferred to a nearby church. Post-war, the chapel served as a grain storage for a distillery. It fell into disrepair until restoration work began in 2004, completed by December 1, 2008, when the chapel reopened to visitors. In 2014, the first services were held: a memorial service and a Divine Liturgy. Most researchers classify the chapel-tomb as Art Nouveau. Its dynamically asymmetrical composition was innovative for its time. The structure comprises a narthex, chapel hall, apse

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