Religious Sites in Moscow

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Religious Sites in Moscow

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Andronik Monastery
A stroll inside the heavy stone fortifications of this monastery...
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Religious Sites Southern Outskirts
 
Annunciation Cathedral
This remarkable monument of Russian architecture, linking three...
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Religious Sites Kremlin/Red Square
 
Assumption Cathedral
The dominating structure of Cathedral Square is one of the oldest...
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Religious Sites Kremlin/Red Square
 
Cathedral of Christ Our Savior
This cathedral carries an amazing tale of destruction and reconstruction...
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Religious Sites Kropotkinsky District
 
Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
Built between 1633-36 to commemorate Russia's liberation from...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Cathedral of the Archangel
This five-dome cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Great (1440-1505)...
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Religious Sites Kremlin/Red Square
 
Cathedral of the Epiphany
This church is all that remains of the monastery that was founded...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Cathedral of the Sign
This was part of the monastery of the same name, built on the...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Cathedral of the Twelve Apostles
Built in 1655-56 by Patriarch Nikon, this was used as his private...
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Religious Sites Kremlin/Red Square
 
Church of All-Saints in Kulishki
A fine example of 17th-century religious architecture, this graceful...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Church of St. George on Pskov Hill
This graceful five-dome church with blue cupolas studded by gold...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Church of St. Martin the Confessor
This lovely church dates from the late 18th century and is in...
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Religious Sites Southern Outskirts
 
Church of St. Maxim the Blessed
In 1698 this white-stone church was built on the site where the...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Church of St. Nicholas of the Weavers
This church, which was built between 1679-1682 and remained open...
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Religious Sites Zamoskvoreche
 
Church of St. Simon the Stylite
This 17th-century church stands out in stark contrast to the...
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Religious Sites the Arbat
 
Church of the Deposition of the Virgin's Robe
This single-dome church, once the private church of the Moscow...
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Religious Sites Kremlin/Red Square
 
Church of the Great Ascension
Like Moscow State University, this classical church was designed...
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Religious Sites Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
 
Church of the Resurrection
Built in 1629, this is one of the few lucky churches to have...
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Religious Sites Tverskaya Ulitsa
 
Church of the Resurrection in Kadosh
Because a high fence surrounds it, this colorful church is best...
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Religious Sites Zamoskvoreche
 
Church of the Transfiguration on the Sands
Built in the 17th century, this elegant church was closed after...
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Religious Sites the Arbat
 
Church of the Trinity in Nikitniki
Painted with white trim and topped by five green cupolas, this...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
Donskoy Monastery
The 16th-century Donskoy Monastery, situated in a secluded, wooded...
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Religious Sites Krasnaya Presnya
 
Episcopal Church
Moscow's only Episcopal church is inside this attractive red-sandstone...
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Religious Sites Bolshaya Nikitskaya Ulitsa
 
Krutitskoye Ecclesiastical Residence
The first cathedral on this hill was erected sometime in the...
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Religious Sites Southern Outskirts
 
Monastery of the Conception
Founded in the 16th century, this working monastery is the oldest...
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Religious Sites Kropotkinsky District
 
Monastery of the Savior Behind the Icons
The monastery was founded at the beginning of the 17th century...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
New Maiden's Convent
Enclosed by a crenellated wall with 12 colorful battle towers...
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Religious Sites Krasnaya Presnya
 
St. Barbara's Church
This peach-and-white church, built in the classical style at...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
 
St. Basil's Cathedral
Although it's popularly known as St. Basil's Cathedral, the proper...
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Religious Sites Kremlin/Red Square
 
St. John's Convent
This convent, which was built in the 16th century and restored...
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Religious Sites Kitai Gorod
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