Around Ulitsa Solyanka

St Nicholas' Church at Podkopai

St Nicholas' Church at Podkopai (November 2012)

A church dedicated to St Nicholas has been located in this area since at least 1493 when it was first mentioned as providing shelter for Ivan III after a fire at the Kremlin. The church was rebuilt in stone by at least 1657 and its current bell tower was added in 1759. During Napoleon's invasion of Moscow in 1812 the church was heavily damaged and subsequently restored. The church was closed between 1929 and 1991.


Location 15/9c5 Podkopaevsky Pereulok
Metro Kitai-Gorod