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Church of the Archangel Michael, Warsaw

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Cerkiew sw Michala Archaniola Warszawa LOC npcc19310
Cerkiew sw Michala Archaniola Warszawa LOC npcc19310

The Church of the Archangel Michael in Warsaw (Polish: Cerkiew św. Michała Archanioła w Warszawie; Russian: Церковь Михаила Архангела) was an Orthodox church in Warsaw, located on Ujazdowskie Avenue (aleje Ujazdowskie), in the area of the current Plac na Rozdrożu (Crossroads Square). It was one of the military churches built for the needs of the Russian troops stationed in Warsaw, in particular the Lithuanian Regiment. Built in the 1890s, it was destroyed in 1923, during the recovery of churches recognized as symbols of Russian power during the Second Polish Republic.

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Church of the Archangel Michael, Warsaw
Plac Na Rozdrożu, Warsaw Śródmieście (Warsaw)

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Plac Na Rozdrożu 7
00-584 Warsaw, Śródmieście (Warsaw)
Masovian Voivodeship, Poland
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