Church Of St John The Warrior

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  • Address
    ul Bolshaya Yakimanka, Zamoskvorechie
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Oktyabrskaya

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Lonely Planet review

The finest of all Zamoskvorechie churches mixes Moscow and European baroque styles, resulting in this melange of shapes and colours. It was commissioned by Peter the Great in thanks for his 1709 victory over Sweden at Poltava, it is a conglomeration of Moscow and European baroque styles. Although it's a working church, it is often locked; the 17th-century iconostasis is reputedly a masterpiece.