A church of the Ascension of the Lord in Kolomenskoye was opened
A church of the Ascension of the Lord in Kolomenskoye was opened after restoration — one of the first tent-roofed stone churches in Russia. The church is a well-known monument of Russian architecture, built in 1532 and included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Consensus
- The Church of the Ascension in Kolomense was reopened after restoration.
- The restoration lasted two and a half years.
- The church is one of the first stone tented churches on Rus.
- The church is part of UNESCO World Heritage site list.
- The church will continue to function as both a place of worship and a museum.
- Bогослужения will be held during major Orthodox holidays.
- The upper church space is accessible only in warm weather.
- A permanent exhibition about the history of the church and the discovery of the State Icon of the Mother of God is located in the basement (undercroft).
- The exhibition on the history of iconostases and the Feast of the Ascension is displayed in the upper church space.
- Specialists reinforced brickwork, restored white stone decoration, gilded the cross, and decorated the decorative apple at the top of the tented roof.
Points of divergence
- The church was built in 1532 by order of Grand Prince Vasily III to celebrate the birth of his son, future Tsar Ivan the Terrible. — vm
- Architect Petro Annibale (Petrok Maloy) led construction and introduced Gothic elements such as gables and bead-like amulets on the tent roof. — vm
- The church survived multiple historical events including the Crimean Khan's invasion in 1571, Nikon's reforms, Napoleon’s invasion, the 1917 revolution, and World War II without structural changes. — vm
- The tented church construction was discontinued after mid-17th century due to disapproval by Patriarch Nikon during his reforms. — mn
- The church served as a summer palace chapel, then a parish church of Kolomenskoye village, and since 1923 has been part of the museum-reserve established by restorer Peter Baranovsky. — mn
- The church received UNESCO World Heritage status in 1994, and religious services resumed a year earlier. — mn
- The permanent exhibition on the lower floor is open 24/7 (round-the-clock). — tg_mosrutop
Coverage (7 sources)
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- Church of the Ascension in Kolomenskoye opened after restoration in Moscow — Вести
- Restored Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Kolomenskoye Opened in Moscow — НТВ Москва
- Sobyanin: The Church of the Exaltation of the Lord in Kolomenskoye is open after restoration — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Moscow
- Kolomenskoe
- Sergei Sobyanin
- Kolomenskogo
- UNESCO
- Rus'
- Ascension of the Lord
- Ascension of the Lord
- Max
- Kolomenskoye, Moscow
- Russian Restoration
- Rus Church
- Church of the Exaltation of the Lord