The Church
On September 20 1990, the Sverdlovsk Soviet handed the plot to the Russian Orthodox Church for construction of a memorial chapel. After the former Tsar and his family's canonisation as Passion Bearers, the Church planned to build an impressive memorial complex dedicated to the Romanov family. A state commission was gathered and architectural as well as funding plans were developed. Construction began in 2000.
The completed complex comprises two churches, a belfry, a patriarchal annex, and a museum dedicated to the former imperial family; the altar of the main church is directly over the site of the Romanovs' execution. The complex covers a total of 29,700 square feet (2,760 m2). On June 16 2003, 85 years after the execution of the former imperial family, the main church was consecrated by Metropolitan Yuvenaly, delegated by Patriarch Alexy II who was ill at the time, assisted by Russian Orthodox clergy from all over the Russian Federation.
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