Church of the blessed martyr Nikita at Staraya Basmannaya Sloboda
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haggaeus
N 55° 45.952 E 037° 39.729
37U E 416060 N 6180832
Late baroque church built in 18th century in place of an earlier one.
Waymark Code: WM72ZF
Location: Russia
Date Posted: 08/25/2009
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The original wooden church iat this place was built in 1519, then it was replaced by a stone church in 1685, which was damaged by fire in 1737 and in 1745 the local community asked for a construction of a new church.
The new church was consecrated in 1751 and survived until today. It is one of the few Moscow churches which were not closed during the communist rule.
Style: Baroque
Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...)
Date of origin:: 1745-1751
Architect(s): Dmitry Vasilevich Uhtomsky
Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]
Address: Not listed
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