Chesme Church
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The Chesme Church (Russian: Чесменская церковь; full name Church of Saint John the Baptist at Chesme Palace, Russian: це́рковь Рождества́ Иоа́нна Предте́чи при Че́сменском Дворце́) 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 Saint 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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