The Our Lady of Vladimir Cathedral, after which the nearby Vladimirsky Prospekt and Vladimirskaya metro station are named, was built between 1761 and 1769.  It is believed that the architect Pietro Antonio Trezzini was behind its baroque and neo-classical design.  A free-standing bell tower was added in 1791. The cathedral was closed between 1932 and 1989. Inside the cathedral boasts a baroque iconostasis which was transferred here from the chapel of the Anichkov Palace in 1808.