Church of the Savior on Bolvany (Moscow)
Russia /
Moscow /
Moscow /
Vtoroy Novokuznetsky pereulok, 10 building 1
World
/ Russia
/ Moscow
/ Moscow
, 2 km from center (Москва)
World / Russia / Moscow City / Central
Baroque (architecture), 1830s construction, 1750s construction, Russian Orthodox Church, object of cultural heritage of federal importance (Russia), Orthodox church
Church of Transfiguration of Savior in Bolvanovka, also abbreviated to Saviour in Bolvanovka, is an Orthodox church in Zamoskvorechye District of Moscow. A legend says that the church stands on site of a Tatar bolvan, an artifact which symbolized submission of Moscow to Golden Horde. Ivan III of Russia destroyed this symbol and replaced it with an Orthodox church. His refusal to pay tribute to the Horde resulted in the Great stand on the Ugra River of 1480. However, a wooden church had been mentioned in city records since 1465, before Ivan acquired the throne of Moscow. The wooden churches built in 1708 and 1722 replaced by the new baroque building in 1755. The church burnt down in the Fire of Moscow (1812) and was reopened to worshippers in 1815 with subsequent expansion in 1839. It was closed by Bolsheviks in 1922 was again reopened in 1991. Temporary wooden bell tower was built in 1990s.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_Savior_on_Bolvany
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Coordinates: 55°44'4"N 37°37'54"E
- Military supply warehouse - architectural monument 0.8 km
- Convent of Saints Mary and Martha 0.8 km
- The headquarters of the Moscow Military District (formerly the Krigskomissariat) 1.1 km
- Tretyakov Gallery 1.1 km
- Novospassky Monastery 1.5 km
- Taganka Theatre 1.7 km
- Moscow Orphanage 1.7 km
- Main Student Building (GUK) of the VA RVSN 1.8 km
- Town Manor of Smirnov 1.9 km
- Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Biotechnologies 1.9 km
- Skver Opolchentsev Zamoskvorechya 0.2 km
- Zamoskvorechye District 0.2 km
- Novokuznetskaya ulitsa, 13 stroyeniye 1 0.3 km
- Radio factory "Temp" (Tempo) 0.4 km
- Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia 0.4 km
- Balchug Island 0.7 km
- Zemlyanoy Gorod 2.1 km
- Tagansky District 2.2 km
- Tsentralny Administrative Okrug 2.4 km
- Moscow 23 km