Abandoned Tuesday. Old ruined church

in travel •  6 years ago 

Past this, once beautiful and majestic temple, located near Bryansk, in the village Khotylevo, every day cars go, follow your path, the pedestrians, and he stands silently, as if accusingly looking from above at what is happening downstairs.


This Church was destroyed long ago. In the last war. No, it is not destroyed by the atheists here and not expelled the priests, just since nobody restores and this strange injustice with a heavy stone lies on the hearts of my countrymen.



The Church of Transfiguration is a wonderful monument of religious architecture, one of the few in the Bryansk land of manor churches ser. 18th century in the style of lush and ornate Elizabethan Baroque. Built in 1763 at the expense of one of the richest landowners of Bryansk Faddey Petrovich Tyutchev.


Even before the revolution of 1917, there was an estate near Prince Tenishev. The Park is still preserved, but the estate is no longer here. There was only an old, moss-covered staircase, and the remains of the columns.


But for some reason I believe that it will take quite a bit of time, and this beauty will be restored. At least the Church that stands at the edge of the road.


Our guest from Moscow stared at the destroyed temple for a long time. It seemed a little wild that he was in such a state of neglect, because in Moscow all the churches have long been restored and maintained in a normal form.



I think it made a strong impression on our friend. I think she's going to have a lot of restless dreams now...


Мимо этого, когда-то красивого и величественного храма, расположенного недалеко от Брянска, в селе Хотылёво, каждый день едут автомобили, идут своей дорогой пешеходы, а он стоит молча, будто с упрёком поглядывая сверху на всё происходящее внизу.

Эта церковь разрушена давно. Ещё в прошлую войну. Нет, её не разрушали атеисты и отсюда не выгоняли священников, просто с тех давних пор её никто не восстанавливает и эта странная несправедливость тяжёлым камнем лежит на сердцах моих соплеменников.

Ещё до революции 1917 года здесь рядом было поместье князя Тенишева. Парк сохранился до сих пор, но усадьбы тут уже нет. Осталась лишь старая, заросшая мхом лестница, да остатки колонн.

Но я почему-то верю, что пройдёт совсем немного времени, и эту красоту восстановят. По крайней мере, церковь, которая стоит у края дороги.

Наша гостья из Москвы долго глядела на разрушенный храм. Ей показалось немного дико, что он в таком запущенном состоянии, ведь в самой Москве все храмы давно восстановлены и поддерживаются в нормльном виде.

Кажется, это произвело сильное впечатление на нашу знакомую. Мне кажется, ей теперь долго будут сниться неспокойные сны...


Photo was made on camera CANON EOS 50D, lens TAMRON 28-75 mm

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I wonder why it has never been restored? Did the priests build another church after the war?

It will be difficult to understand, probably. Just in our country in those days were difficult times. Religion was not encouraged, and believers were even persecuted. Then there was a Great War with Germany and the Church was destroyed. Only in the 90-ies people began to return to faith in God and restore the Church and build new temples. Nearby in the village there is another Church, so that people have somewhere to go to pray.