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Russia · Moscow
Epiphany Church was founded in the 17th century. It was originally a wooden building that was located where the now-existing cathedral sits.
From 1722 to 1731, a stone church was constructed under the patronage of Tsarevna Praskovya Ivanovna and with the support of Emperor Peter I. Its side chapel was dedicated to the Annunciation. The Church wa...
Russia · Moscow
The Church of SS. Peter and Paul in Novaya Basmannaya Street was built from 1705 to 1728 (1708 to 1723) and replaced a wooden temple constructed at this place (in Kapitanskaya Sloboda inhabited by regiment officers of the new regular army) in 1695.
The Church construction was evidently started by architect Ivan Zarudniy at the direction of Peter...