New Year met in Sochi. Well, how not to visit the Olympic Olympic objects known to the world. We decided not to drive yourself, but buy a tour. Well, the tourist bureau was right at the hotel, immediately ordered. The cost of us quite satisfied, 1250 rubles per person, taking into account all movements in the city is not expensive. They did not regret anything that they chose this excursion. It was very interesting to see the Olympic Park itself, all the Olympic facilities and complexes that were seen on TV and were so proud that this was ours, Russian. And they did not expect at all that we will be so amazed by the temple of the delicious image of Christ the Savior in the park. We had a wonderful guide - very fascinated us with stories about what the park was generally started and this temple appeared in the park, it was also called the Olympic temple.
As a result, the park we traveled half an hour on electric vehicles, took a photo for memory, but in the temple spent more than an hour.
So. While finding a place for the construction of the Olympians Park, a wetland was chosen in the Imereti Valley, he was dried, began to prepare for construction. And they came across the ruins of the ancient Byzantine church of 8-9 V.V., the remains were found under the throne, as scientists, Christian holy martyrs suggest. The stone from these sacred ruins was laid in the altar of the future temple. The temple itself was decided to build in the Byzantine style with his cross-domed buildings.
The painting of the temple was engaged in artists from the Russian Academy of Painting them. I. Hellazunov. The painting of the temple recalled the paintings of the famous artist V.vasnetsov, it turned out to be true, it was made based on his paintings.
We descended into the instrument room, were applied to the holy relics of holy martyrs. In general, the atmosphere of good and security reigns in the temple, you feel a little under the protection of your parents, I had a feeling. And the tour was gorgeous, our guide told another interesting stories related both to the construction of the temple, and with the construction of the entire park, he himself is a local historian, the stories know and remember a huge amount. And we were glad, listened to the opening of the mouth.
By the way, if you do not have a handker with you to enter the temple, it is not worth worrying. Near the church shop costs a huge basket, it can also choose a scarf, and skirt, very convenient. When I chose an excursion, I thought, go to the park, there will be interesting to my son, and in the temple he comes bored. But no, he looked quietly on the sides and carefully listened to the tour, like other children. For me it was a discovery, apparently, his joined the guide. We all liked everything, I learned so much new, and not from the Internet, but live, which is very useful.