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St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church

Juneau, AK

This small octagonal Orthodox church was built in the 1890s by local Tlingit Orthodox Christians. Its onion dome and interior icons create an unexpected Russian-influenced landmark amid downtown Juneau's later American-era buildings.

Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.

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Source: oca.org/parishes/oca-ak-junstn

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