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Znamenie, Dubrovitsy.

A real place.
A studied reconstruction.

This Blender and Three.js architectural study follows the white-stone Golitsyn Baroque church at Dubrovitsy: a quatrefoil (tetraconch) plan, raised rusticated stylobate with four staircases, an octagonal three-tier tower, and the distinctive openwork gilded crown with glazed oculi and cross.

Parish and encyclopedia accounts place the exterior height near 42.3 m and describe Swiss and Italian stone carvers among the early-18th-century finishers. Dimensions, repeated ornament, and statue poses in this model are approximate estimates from the reference photograph and published descriptions—not a surveyed twin.

The public tour covers the cruciform nave floor, eastern iconostasis and Passion reliefs, and upper octagon. The sanctuary beyond the screen and the wider estate landscape are not reconstructed in detail.

Credited photographic details supply the carved façades, reliefs, and interior decoration. Their placement, repeated sculpture, and lighting are approximate. The source record identifies the images and crops used in the reconstruction.

Exterior orbit follows the circular plaza, dark lobe roofs, white tower, and gilded crown. Documentary photographs remain available alongside the model for comparison.

History of the church · Dubrovitsy parish

Znamenskaya Church (Dubrovitsy) · Wikipedia

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Photographs & licenses

Photographs are cropped and resampled for textures; original views remain available in the tour. ShareAlike derivatives retain the source license.

• Aerial reconstruction reference retained in-repo as source.jpgReconstruction reference photograph · Retained in assets/church/dubrovitsy-znamenie/source.jpg · All rights reserved — reconstruction reference
• Dubrovitsy church crown.JPGДодонов Вячеслав Николаевич · Commons file Dubrovitsy church crown.JPG · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Dubrovitsy church of Sign (01).JPGOkorok · Commons file · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Dubrovitsy church of Sign (02).JPGOkorok · Commons file · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Dubrovitsy church of Sign (05).JPGOkorok · Commons file · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Dubrovitsy church of Sign (10).JPGOkorok · Commons file · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Dubrovitsy church interior.JPGДодонов Вячеслав Николаевич · Commons file · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Znamenskaya Church in Dubrovitsy towering above woods.jpgDmitry Ivanov. · Commons file · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Church of the Theotokos of the Sign Dubrovitsy.jpgИстратов Вадим · Date recorded on the original image page · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Interior octagon and sculpted Passion scenesCons Ph · 7 July 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Iconostasis, chandelier, and octagonal towerБарабанщиков · 27 August 2015 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• The iconostasis and holy doorsБарабанщиков · 25 August 2015 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Historic western choir galleriesПетр Петрович Павлов (1860–1924) · 1905–1908 · Public domain
• Interior reliefs viewed from the entranceBok · 20 September 2018 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Crucifixion relief and upper iconostasisGoussew · 2023-06-18 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Historic eastern iconostasis and holy doorsПавлов П. · 1905–1908 · Public domain
• Tower middle-tier carved baysOkorok · 29 May 2005 · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Crown and upper tower baysMike1979 Russia · 21 January 2024 · CC BY-SA 3.0
• Crucifixion and upper octagon in daylightYoslash · 10 May 2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Octagon and oblique iconostasis detailAlexRubi · 22 October 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Krasovsky’s plan of the Church of the SignMikhail Vitoldovich Krasovsky · 1909 · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Marble 01 · floor material sourceRob Tuytel · Material capture date not supplied · CC0
• White Plaster 02 · fine plaster finish sourceRob Tuytel · Material capture date not supplied · CC0

Full processing provenance accompanies the texture records.