Remembrance commemoration memorial stone dated 1865, the date that the son of the czar died from meningitis, at site of St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, Nice (Cathédrale Orthodoxe Saint-Nicolas de Nice, Russian Orthodox cathedral in France. (135)

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In April 1865, at the time of the death in Nice from meningitis, of Tsarévitch Nicolas, son of Tsar Alexander II, an oratory was erected precisely on the place of his death, in the park of the villa Bermond that his father rented, on the site of the house. Only later, the Orthodox Cathedral erected in the villa grounds: Groundbreaking – 1903; Completed – 1912. Remembrance stone 1865 at St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral, Nice (Cathédrale Orthodoxe Saint-Nicolas de Nice, Russian Orthodox cathedral in France. (135)

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Size: 4352px × 2904px
Location: Nice, France.
Photo credit: © David Gee / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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