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This is the "replacement" for the Cathedral that Stalin blew up and demolished in the 1930's. The will of the "new" Russia to rebuild what was felt to be a national treasure is now a treasure in it's own right. It signals the revival of the Russian spirit freely expressed for the 21st century. It is the "last nail" in Stalin's coffin. The "replacement" was started in 1995 under Boris Yeltsin. It is as monumental as a statement about Russia as it is in size and as such, it is magnificent in every dimension of the word. Leave a Comment
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This huge church was finished only in 1997 after a construction period of two years. The inside decoration is very impressive...a lot of gold.
On the same site once stoud a similar church, but was demolished during the Stalin era to be replaced by a giant "Palace of the Soviets". But the ground wasn't able to support such a large structure and instead they built a swimming pool.
The church is open from 10am to 5pm and there's a security check at the entrance. Leave a Comment Phone: 201-3847Directions: Metro Kropotkinskaya
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Among all the buildings on the Red Square there is one very special. It is a memorial of the great victory: in 1552 the Kazan Khanate, part of the former Golden Orda, was defeated and Kazan was added to the Russian State. The Church of St. Basil was attached to the north-eastern part of the building later, in 1588. Since 1923 it is a museum of history and culture.
The cathedral is (possesses a status of) a national architectural monument. The Church of St. Basil is situated on the ground floor, whereas all 9 churches of the cathedral, placed on the common basis, form the first floor of the building.
Open from nov to apr (11 a.m.-4 p.m.), from may to oct (10 a.m.-5 p.m.)
Closed tues and first mon of every month Address: Red Square, 2Phone: 007-095-298-3304Directions: Teatralnaya, Kitay-Gorod
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It is difficult to miss... but it is worth having a closer look to see the extraordinary detail of this replica... that it was a replica of a 19th Century Church that was pulled down in the 1950s by Stalin to make way for a monostrous Stalinist palace that was never built... the ground conditions were not good enough... it became an open air swimming pool!
Mayor Luzhkov decided to re build the church in the 1990s... a project cloaked in the usual air of scandal... its worth reflecting on how this places sums up Russian history of the last two centuries.... Leave a Comment Directions: If you follow the Garden Ring anti-clockwise you will find it... the nearest metro is Kropotinskaya....there is a new pedestran bridge south of the church...
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The church was built in XV century and it has a name of former foundation Elokhovo, which then became a part of the city. It was renovated completely in 1835-1845. The church is known as a place where the famous Russian poet, Alexander Pushkin, was christened. Besides in the church some holy icons and relics. The main is a icon of list of Kazan icon of Our Lady. It's the icon which helped to victory of Russians in 1612 against Polish army. Here is Tikhvin icon of Our Lady too. Since 1928 the relic of Alexey, the head of Moscow Orthodox Church. Leave a Comment Address: Spartakovskaya square 15Directions: Baumanskaya metrostation
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The enormous gleaming golden dome and gigantic structure of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is visible from all over central Moscow and is the largest church in Russia.
The Cathedral of Christ the Savior was originally commissioned by Emperor Alexander I . In celebration of Russia's victory against Napoleon and having driven the French leader and his troops from Russian soil, the Emperor thanked God and the Russian people for the triumph and ordained the construction of a memorial temple to Christ the Savior.
Clad in marble and granite, with huge bronze doors covered in relief depictions of the saints, the cathedral is an awesome statement of the power and prestige of the Orthodox Church and one of Moscow's most impressive ecclesiastical buildings. Leave a Comment
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In a lower reaches of the Jauza-river on its high left-bank hill architectural ensemble of Spaso-Andronnikov of a monastery has settled down. The monastery was established in the end of XIV century. An architectural complex of a monastery - its temples, chambers, brotherly buildings, a wall which was surrounding these constructions and towers were under construction during 300 years. Now within the precincts of a monastic complex there is a Central museum of old russian art and culture named of Andrey Rublyov.
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The architecture of a temple promoted an embodiment of idea of an exclusive role of Moscow. It was constructed in the Russian-Byzantian style, that is in old russian traditions of the church architecture, left deep roots in architecture of Byzantium at which Russia has accepted Orthodoxy and has inherited a historical role.
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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is the largest orthodox church in the world. The original cathedral was built between 1839 and 1883, but destroyed by Stalin in 1933. His idea was to build a massive Palace of Soviets topped by a Lenin statue on this site, which in fact was never built as the ground wasn't stable enough. An open air swimming pool was constructed instead.
Between 1995 and 1998 the Cathedral was rebuilt. It also houses a free museum which exhibits many photos about the interesting history of the Cathedral. Leave a Comment Directions: The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is located on the northern bank of the Moskva River just in the city centre (Metro: Kropotkinskaya).
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The main symbol of Orthodox Church in Moscow was built in 1839-1883 for citizens money. It's a symbol of the victory in Civil War I in 1812 against Napoleon.
There is a legend that in this place the nunnery was situated. But then it was decided to build Christ's church here. The nunnery was destroyed but the nunnery's abbess cursed the building with words "no building will stay here forever!" In Soviet times, in 1931, the Christ the Saviour was destroyed and it was pool. But when USSR disappeared, the Temple was built again in 1998. A kind of joke exists wether the temper stays here forever. In any case, go inside and you'll see the rich interior. In winter of 2003 I was inside and by chance I caught the church chorus songs. It was great!! If you'll catch it like me you visit will be able complete. Leave a Comment Directions: Exit from Krasnopresnyanskaya metrostation
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