Around Ploschad Ilicha Metro Station
St Sergius of Radonezh's Church at Rogozhskaya Sloboda
The large blue church which dominates Andronievskaya Ploschad is the St Sergius of Radonezh's Church at Rogozhskaya Sloboda. A church has stood here since the 17 century but the current version was built in the empire style between 1818 and 1838. It comprises a large five dome structure which had a three-tier bell tower built on in 1864. The church was looted after the revolution and completely closed in 1938. It was later used as a workshop and a storeroom and damaged in the process. In 1985 the building was given to the Andrey Rublev Central Museum of Ancient Culture and Art, which used it as an exhibition hall. Finally in 1991 it was returned to the Orthodox Church.
Location | 57-59 Ulitsa Nikoloyamskaya |
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Metro | Ploschad Ilicha |