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Cathedral of the Epiphany in Elokhovo 15 Spartakovskaya ul., Moscow, 103012 |
This stone church was built in 1792 and reconstructed in 1835-1845 by the architect E.Tiurin. It is a fine example of the Russian eclectic style. In the 1930s—when very few large cathedrals remained open—it b... more
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Church of Archangel Michael in Troparevo Prospekt Vernadskogo, 90, Moscow, 117571 |
This church was built in 1693. It was closed in 1937 and reopened at the beginning of 1989, making it one of the first Moscow churches to be returned to believers in Gorbachev's time. Furthermore, the Church of Archangel... more
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Senate Kremlin, Moscow, 101000 |
While the Senate Building used to house the government during the last century, it is now the Russian President's residence. The interior has been updated accordingly, but the exterior still retains its original facade.
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Church of Ilia the Prophet Obydennyi Obydenskiy 2-i Pereulok, 6, Moscow, 119034 |
Initially a wooden temple built around 1592 and named 'Obydennyi' (one day), because it was built within the day, as promised by a vow. The story goes that a young prince was...
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Timiriazevskii Park Ulitsa Timiriazevskaia, 48, Building 10, Moscow, 127550 |
The smallish historical park on the former country estate 'Petrovskoe-Razumovskoe' is 320 years old. The regular layout, including an alley of lime-trees planted over two centuries ago and spotted with the statues of Gre... more
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Kolomenskoe Prospekt Andropova, 39, Moscow, 154387 |
The earliest building to survive today, is the Church of the Ascension. It was built in 1532 by the Moscow Grand Prince Vasili III in order to give thanks at the birth of his son and heir to the throne, Ivan, who later b... more
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Chabad Lubavich Synagogue 6 Bolshaya Bronnaya Street, Moscow, 123104 |
Heilman has written that Chabad Hasidim are Jewish fundamentalists for whom the Redemption can be hastened by acts of Jewish ritual activity. For them, Judaism is boiled down to the practice of a set of ritual acts - lig... more
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Tserkov Troitsy v Nikitinkakh Nikitnikov Pereulok, 3, (off Varvarka Street), Moscow, 109012 |
Nestled within the streets of the city's Kitai-Gorod, and overshadowed by bland government buildings, stands one of Moscow's loveliest churches, an exuberant melee of onion domes, decorative detail and colour contrasts. ... more
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Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception Malaia Gruzinskaia Ulitsa, 27/13, Moscow, 123557 |
A total of 114 priests are working in these 96 parishes and in other church activities. Unfortunately, only 6 of these priests are Russian citizens, the others come from 16 different countries. The lack of clergy is one ... more
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Moscow Grand Mosque Vypolzov Pereulok, Moscow, 178900 |
Built in 1904, in the so-called Byzantine style, this mosque is fortunate enough never to have been closed down. The three-story building hosts the Moscow 'Muftiat' or the Moslem...
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