Around Oktyabrskaya Metro Station

St John the Warrior's Church on Yakimanka

St John the Warrior's Church on Yakimanka (April 2014)

The beautiful St John the Warrior's Church on Yakimanka was built between 1704 and 1713 on the orders of Peter the Great to commemorate the Russian victory over Sweden at the battle of Poltava. The church was designed by the architect Ivan Zarudny and is an example of the standard 'octagon-on-cube' structure, but yellow, red and green in colour. The church remained open through the Soviet years.


Location 46 Ulitsa Bolshaya Yakimanka
Metro Oktyabrskaya
Website http://www.hram-ioanna-voina.ru/