Moscow Sights

Church of St John the Warrior

#157 of 579 things to do in Moscow

#375 of 2693 things to do in Russia

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  • Address
    • ul Bolshaya Yakimanka 48
  • Transport
    • Oktyabrskaya

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Lonely Planet review for Church of St John the Warrior

The finest of all Zamoskvorechie’s churches mixes Moscow and European baroque styles, resulting in a melange of shapes and colours. It was commissioned by Peter the Great in thanks for his 1709 victory over Sweden at Poltava. Inside, the gilt, wood-carved iconostasis was originally installed in the nearby Church of the Resurrection at Kadashi (2-y Kadashevsky per 7). The iconostasis was moved when the latter church was closed (it now houses a restoration centre).

 

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