Kaplica św. Mikołaja, Bielsk Podlaski
Facts and practical information
St. Nicholas Chapel - an Orthodox chapel in Bielsk Podlaski. It belongs to St. Michael the Archangel parish in Bielsk Podlaski, in Bielsk Podlaski deanery of Warsaw-Bielsk diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
The chapel is located in the center of the city, at the junction of Józef Poniatowski and Zamkowa Streets.
The chapel was built in 1996 in the place of St. Nicholas Church of 1678, which was burned in 1941. In the vicinity of the church there was a wooden bell tower, which was also destroyed.
The existing 1996 building is octagonal, was built of wood, in a log construction, on a stone foundation. It is surrounded by an octagonal arcade, reaching half of the height of the chapel, with a shingled roof. The entire chapel is topped with a tent roof with an onion-shaped tin cupola. Near the chapel there is an eight-pointed wooden cross. The fence is wooden, on a stone foundation.
Józefa Poniatowskiego 9Bielsk Podlaski 17-100
Kaplica św. Mikołaja – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Muzeum Podlaskie, Kościół pw. Narodzenia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i Świętego Mikołaja, Cerkiew pw. św. Michała Archanioła, Cerkiew pw. Narodzenia Przenajświętszej Bogurodzicy.
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