Hidden out of view among the government buildings on Staraya Ploschad is the Trinity Church in Nikitniki, which is a stunningly beautiful example of the architectural style known as Moscow Uzorochie - a Russian type of elaborate baroque. The present-day version of the church was built between 1631 and 1634. In 1920 the church was closed and transferred to the State Historical Museum, which used it as a museum of the icon painter Simon Ushakov and then of ancient painting. In 1991 the museum was closed and the building was returned to the Orthodox Church and restored.

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