Around Tretyakovskaya Metro Station

Our Lady of Iveron Church at Vspolye

Our Lady of Iveron Church at Vspolye (July 2013)

Just beyond the Marfo-Mariinskaya Cloister is the pink Our Lady of Iveron Church at Vspolye. The word Vspolye and be translated as 'in the fields'. The current church was built in the classical style between 1789 and 1802 and comprises a cylindrical dome with a bell tower. The façade of the church is decorated with columns and a pediment. The church was closed between 1930 and 1994 during which time its bell tower was destroyed. It was only rebuilt after the church was reopened. In the church's courtyard there is a sculpture entitled Renaissance by the sculptor Ernst Neizvestny.

Location 39 Ulitsa Bolshaya Ordynka
Metro Tretyakovskaya
Website http://vratarnica.ru/