Church of Lords Transfiguration at Novaya Bolvanovka
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haggaeus
N 55° 44.081 E 037° 37.914
37U E 414093 N 6177398
18th century Moscow Baroque church, hidden among modern blocks.
Waymark Code: WM6KPT
Location: Russia
Date Posted: 06/16/2009
Views: 15
The Church (Hram Spasa Preobrazhenia) was built in 1749-1755 at the place of an earlier wooden church.
In 1930 it was closed and used as a storage since then. In 1991 the church was returned back to Russian Orthodox Church, currently it is being actively used for worship.
The church opens only in the time of worship. See the worship schedule hanging at the fence.
The church website (in Russian) lists some interesting history of the place: according to the legend, it was here where in 1465 tsar Ivan the Third tore khan Ahmed's letter, stamped it to the ground and rejected to pay tribute to Golden Horde anymore.
Style: Baroque
Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...)
Date of origin:: 1749
Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]
Architect(s): Not listed
Address: Not listed
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