Vysokopetrovsky Monastery (Moscow)

Russia / Moscow / Moscow / ulitsa Petrovka
 monastery, draw only border, listed building / architectural heritage, Russian Orthodox Church
The monastery was originally named for St. Peter and Paul. The Metropolitan Peter liked to stay here, and after his death and canonization the monastery was renamed in his honor. Sometime in the early 16th century the monastery became known as the Upper St. Peter Monastery, perhaps because of its position on an elevated site, possibly because of its location near a village known as Vysotskoe, or maybe because it was here that Ivan Kalita had a vision of a high mountain.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vysokopetrovsky_Monastery
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Coordinates:   55°46'0"N   37°36'55"E
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