Church of St Nicholas
Church of St Nicholas features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Kotor. Give it roughly ~30 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type religious
- Suggested visit ~30 min
- Kotor Kotor guide
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About Church of St Nicholas
The Old Town's largest Orthodox church, with twin bell towers and dark domes: it looks medieval but was actually built between 1902 and 1909, beside ancient St Luke.
The Church of St Nicholas is a Serbian Orthodox church on the Square of St Luke, in the northern part of Kotor's Old Town, beside the older Church of St Luke. It was built between 1902 and 1909, replacing an earlier Orthodox church that had stood on the site from 1810 until it burned down on Christmas Eve 1896, in a fire that also destroyed the adjoining former French barracks. Built in a Serbo-Byzantine revival style, it appears far older than it is.
The facade is framed by two tall bell towers capped with dark domes and gilded crosses, and a mosaic of St Nicholas is set over the entrance. It is the largest Orthodox church in Kotor's Old Town and remains open to visitors. Heritage and tourism sources attribute the design to the Croatian architect Ćiril Iveković and the iconostasis to Franjo Ziegler, and record the foundation stone being consecrated by Bishop Gerasim Petranović. The church belongs to the Serbian Orthodox Church.
Did you know? Its heavy stonework and Byzantine domes make St Nicholas look medieval, but it is one of Kotor's youngest churches, built between 1902 and 1909 in a deliberately old-fashioned Serbo-Byzantine revival style.
How long is a visit to Church of St Nicholas?
Set aside roughly ~30 min for Church of St Nicholas. That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is Church of St Nicholas worth your time?
Church of St Nicholas is among the 12 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Kotor, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
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