Church of St. Nicholas of the Weavers (Tserkov Nikoly v Khamovnikakh)

Church of St. Nicholas of the Weavers (Tserkov Nikoly v Khamovnikakh) Review

This church, which was built between 1679 and 1682 and remained open throughout the years of Communist rule, has been wonderfully preserved and its elegant bell tower is particularly impressive. Five gilded domes top the church, and the saucy colorfulness of the orange and green trim against a perfectly white facade makes it look like a frosted gingerbread house. In fact, the design was meant to suggest a festive piece of woven cloth, for it was the weavers, who settled in considerable numbers in this quarter in the 17th century, who commissioned the building of this church. Morning and evening services are held daily, and the church, with its wealth of icons, is as handsome inside as out.