Church of Saint John at Chesme Palace

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The Church of Saint John at Chesme Palace (or Chesme Church) is a small Russian Orthodox church completed by architect Yury Velten in 1780 at the direction of Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia. It was erected adjacent to the Chesme Palace between St. Petersburg and Tsarskoye Selo to commemorate Russia's 1770 victory over Turkish forces in Chesme Bay (Turkish: Çeşme) during the Russo-Turkish War of 1768-1774. The church is a rare example of Gothic Revival influence in Russian church architecture.

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