Church of the Ascension, Moscow
Built to commemorate the birth of Ivan the Terrible, Kolomenskoye's Church of the Ascension upended the Byzantine style with its wooden conical tower, and proved to be a milestone in the history of Russian ecclesiastical architecture.
Built to commemorate the birth of Ivan the Terrible, Kolomenskoye's Church of the Ascension upended the Byzantine style with its wooden conical tower, and proved to be a milestone in the history of Russian ecclesiastical architecture. Since 1994, it has enjoyed a spot on the UNESCO World Heritage list.
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About Church of the Ascension
Малая Никитская улица, 36, Россия
+7 495 290-59-36
Church of the Ascension and Nearby Sights on Map
Chekhov House Museum
Furniture, photos and memorabilia belonging to Chekhov are on display here
Chaliapin House Museum
Home of Fyodor Chaliapin, one of the greatest opera singers of all time
New Arbat Street
Located near Old Arbat Street, this street offers a contrast from the touristy pedestrian-only thoroughfare
Povarskaya (Cook) Street
The street where the tsars' cooks lived, now the hub of Moscow's artistic community, with the Russian Academy of Music (the Gnesin Institute), and the Tsentralny Dom Literatorov (Central House of Writers) located here
Patriarshi ponds area
There is only one pond left, but it is squared with buildings so it is quite peaceful here despite hectic Sadovoye Ring nearby
Old Arbat Street
Walk down this kitschy street and don't forget to look at the small by-streets around the Arbat
Museum of Modern Art (Moscow)
It houses an impressive collection of 20th-century paintings and sculptures by Russian and foreign artists, including avant-garde art by Chagall, Kandinsky and Malevich
Moscow Zoo
The oldest and the biggest zoo in Russia, has over 1000 animal species
Stanislavski Museum
The house where Konstantin Stanislavski, the propounder of method acting, lived
Bely Dom
Moscow's White House, it was the headquarters of the USSR