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style by architect P. Jegorov, and has been a source of inspiration for subsequent orthodox church architecture in the
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This article about a church building or other Christian place of worship in Estonia is a
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The church was built in 1764-1768 and named after the empress,
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Pärnu
Estonia
Denomination
Eastern Orthodox Church
Consecrated
Estonian
Russian Orthodox
Pärnu
Estonia
Catherine the Great
baroque
Baltic states
pediments
cornices
iconostasis


St. Catherine's Church (Pärnu)
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Pärnu
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Red Tower
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