Opposite to the entrance of Bauman Gardens is the pretty St Nicetas' Church in Staraya Basmannaya Sloboda. The first church here to be dedicated to St Nicetas was founded in 1518 by Grand Prince Vasili III. The current version was built between 1745 and 1751 in the Russian baroque style according to a design by Dmitri Ukhtomsky with a large golden dome and a decorative bell tower. In 1933 the church was closed and ordered to be demolished although this order was eventually cancelled. It was returned to the Orthodox Church in 1994 and restored. In 1997 the church was re-consecrated in a service held by Patriarch Alexius II.

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