Church of the Archangel Michael: Warsaw
The Church of the Archangel Michael in Warsaw, Poland, was constructed during the reign of Czar Nicholas II in Russia, who during the 1890s was overseeing an expansion of church-building throughout the Russian empire, including Poland.
The magnificent Orthodox church was meant to serve troops stationed in the region, and its elaborate nature was due to the elite unit it was meant to cater to. Once Russian troops left Poland in 1915, the church fell into disuse and disrepair and was demolished in 1925 as a vestige of what was seen as Russian occupation.
