St. Nicholas - Orthodox parish church. The temple was built in the years 1894–1897. The founder of the church was Tsar Alexander III, who personally visited the construction of a new brick temple in August 1894.
There was a tsarist palace in Białowieża, which the ruler used when coming for hunting. Thus, the temple played the role of a tsarist church.
The Chinese porcelain iconostasis there is the only monument of this type in Poland.
The building is identical in terms of architecture in Belarus. It is the church of St. Włodzimierz Wielki in Czyżewszczyzna, with the difference that the church in Czyżewszczyzna was plastered and painted white. Both temples were built in the same period.
The period of the German occupation, however, was marked by tragic events in the history of Białowieża - it was a time of mass executions, and one of the execution sites was located at the entrance to the church square (now it is commemorated by a stone with a commemorative plaque). Gallows were mounted on trees near the church, and convicts were hung from them. Each execution took place in front of the residents who were spent from all over Białowieża. The first execution in the trees by the church was carried out on September 9, 1942, and the last one on September 17, 1943. In total, over 90 people were hanged there.