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November 2, 2023
Anchorage's oldest building, a Russian Orthodox church, to get new life in restoration project
By MARK THIESSEN
Associated Press
Associated Press
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A three-year restoration effort of the old St. Nicholas Church began Oct. 13 with the removal of the bell tower.
EKLUTNA, Alaska — The Russian Orthodox church on the outskirts of Alaska's biggest city is packed with treasures for the Christian faithful: religious icons gifted by Romanov czars, panels of oil paintings and jewel-studded incense burners. But outside the hand-hewn log sanctuary, dozens of miniature Alaska Native spirit houses sit by aging gravesites alongside Orthodox crosses poking from the cemetery grounds.
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