The policy of the epoch of classicism, proclaiming the idea of the national scale, was embodied in the creation of monuments, which should reflect in themselves and perpetuate to the "descendants edification" the major achievements and victories of the Russian state. So in memory of the brilliant victory of the Russian fleet there was intended to create a Chesme ensemble, which included a travel Palace and the Church, which construction started in 1774 in the former marshland Kikerikiksen (translation from the Finnish language means "the frog bog").

 

The temple was built by the project of Yury Felten. Construction of the complex was designed and approved by Catherine the Second. In addition to the unprejudiced reasons, reflected the progress of architecture development of the XVIII century, for the appearance of the original Chesme ensemble there were also very important circumstances of a subjective nature: the interest of the empress to the medieval Gothic style and the features of the architect's talent. The architecture of the Chesme Church is unusual for St. Petersburg, it is a refined and light rushed up building in the pseudogothic style. Splendid elegant ornament of acanthus leaves and rosettes adorns the copper lattice covered the window openings. Because of the narrow vertical rods on a red-looking background of the walls, high lancet windows and turrets-pinnacles, the building got lightness and the good proportions. Peaked turrets complete the main volumes of the church's building. Subtly delineated crenellated parapets twin the appearance of the church with medieval castles.

 

Five drums end with small domes with fixed miniature spires on them. Every spire bears an apple with a graceful open-work cross. In one of the drums there was placed a large bell, weighing 6 pounds, the other 7 small bells were fixed in another dome. Five-domed construction of the Chesme Church could be considered as the follow the Russian church architecture traditions. The central entrance on the West side of the temple is marked by a small pediment, decorated with a white-stone bas-relief.

 

The church has a compact "centric" plan. The basis of the internal space is the square, topped by a dome. The semi-circular in plan premises — the apse adjoin to the square from the four sides.

 

In the village named 'Krasnoye' (Red) in Tver region there is an author's iteration of this church. This is the Church of the Transfiguration of the Saviour. The village 'Krasnoye' were the one of the richest estate owned by Poltoratsky family, close acquaintances of A. S. Pushkin. The following objects were preserved from the estate: the estate house, the Church, the farm buildings, the ruins of the landscape park, descending to the Kholokholnya river.

 

The Transfiguration Church, built by Poltoratsky family in their estate in 1790 is the author's iteration of the famous Church of Chesme Palace (1777—1780), built by the famous Russian architect Y.M.Felten near St. Petersburg. Another similar construction appeared in the estate of A. D. Lanskoy in the village named 'Posadnikovo' in the Pskov province. Creation of three identical buildings according to the same project proves the high assessment of the author's intention by contemporaries. This building is one of the rarest pseudogothic constructions in the Tver region in XVIII century.

 

The building is made of brick with the use of white 'Staritsky' stone in the decor, it is a «quatrefoil» in plan, the decoration of facades of the temple is notable for its originality and free interpretation of Gothic motives. The walls' surface processed with thin vertical rods and lancet arches is cut through by the tall arched windows. Above the entrance there is a round window of the type "Gothic rose", in the composition of the portal there are included the sculptures of angels. The walls are crowned with low spongy parapet with the typical for Gothic sharp turrets-pinnacles, it looks like a crown. Turrets with a pointed Gothic spires complete the main dome and four small domes of the Church. Everything here shows the unstoppable desire to go up. The building seems to be woven of an openwork lace, full of refined elegance.