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Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow

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regime. During the 1950s, along with the other surviving churches in the Moscow Kremlin, it was preserved as a museum. After 1992, occasional religious services resumed. The church building underwent a restoration in 2009.
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The interior of the cathedral consists of the central prayer area and several surrounding galleries, with the additions of side altars in the 16th century. The main vault of the cathedral has a large
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From the time of Ivan the Terrible's coronation as tsar, the members of the royal family worshiped at the Annunciation Cathedral, got married and baptized their children there.
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Compared with the other two major Kremlin cathedrals, the Annunciation Cathedral has slightly smaller dimensions. The cathedral was built of brick, with facades of white
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Construction work began using the existing foundations in 1484 and was completed in August 1489. A number of the early 15th-century
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The article «“The Deesis painted by Andrey Rublev” from the Annunciation Church of the Moscow Kremlin» by Dr. Oleg G. Uliyanov
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were re-used in the new building. After being badly damaged in a fire in 1547, the then Grand Duke (and subsequently first
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A.S. Petrov The Reconstruction of the Tsar's “Place of Prayer” in the Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin
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in 1812, the cathedral was used as a barracks and was mostly robbed. It was restored in 1815–1820. During the
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Many of the church treasures were lost during the occupation of Moscow by the armies of the
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This article is about Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow, Russia. For other uses, see
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in Russia, where it connects directly to the main building of the complex of the
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containing the remains are of about 50 saints from different places in the
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Throughout the interior, there are fragments of murals painted by
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began a restoration of the church, which was completed in 1564
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The Cathedral of the Annunciation was built by architects from
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until the early 20th century. Now it also serves as a part of
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Cultural heritage monuments of federal significance in Moscow
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of the 14th to 17th centuries, including the ones painted by
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Patriarch's Palace and the Church of the Twelve Apostles
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The Church Feasts Range of the Annunciation Cathedral
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Religious buildings and structures completed in 1489
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55°45′00″N 37°37′01″E / 55.75000°N 37.61694°E / 55.75000; 37.61694
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