Upper St Peter Monastery

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  • Address
    cnr ul Petrovka & Petrovsky bulvar, Petrovsky
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  • Transport
    underground rail: Chekhovskaya

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Lonely Planet review

The Upper St Peter Monastery was founded in the 1380s, part of an early defensive ring around Moscow. The grounds are pleasant in a peaceful, near-deserted way. The main onion-domed Virgin of Bogolyubovo Church dates from the late 17th century. The loveliest structure is the brick Cathedral of Metropolitan Pyotr in the middle of the grounds, restored with a shingle roof. (When Peter the Great ousted the Regent Sofia in 1690, his mother was so pleased she built him this church.)