The chapel was erected by
Tsar Alexander III to commemorate the rescue of his son
Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich of Russia (future Tsar Nicholas II) on 28 April 1891 by
Prince George of Greece, Nicholas' cousin, who rescued the life of the Tsarevich (
Ōtsu incident). It was consecrated on May 5, 1895. The building stood until it was demolished in 1934 by the
Bolshevik government as part of the
Atheist Five-Year Plan. == Gallery ==