Due to its proximity to the palace, the church was chosen by Ivan III to be his personal chapel, and a staircase connecting the church directly to his personal chambers in the palace was constructed.It was originally the personal chapel for the Muscovite tsars, and its abbot remained a personal confessor of the Russian royal family until the early 20th centuryMany of the church treasures were lost during the occupation of Moscow by the armies of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1612 at the close of the Time of Troubles. See the famous Cathedral of the Annunciation, a city landmark and the site where the Russian royals worshipped, confessed and were married.
This older cathedral in turn had replaced a previous wooden church from the 13th century that had fallen victim to the frequent fires in the Kremlin.The Cathedral was built of brick, with facades of white limestone that are dressed and decorated. Hotels near Cathedral of the Annunciation: (0.21 km) Tikhy Chas Hostel (0.35 km) People Red Square Hotel (0.45 km) VELIY HOTEL Mokhovaya Moscow (0.56 km) Hotel Baltschug Kempinski Moscow (0.71 km) Four Seasons Hotel Moscow; View all hotels near Cathedral of the Annunciation on Tripadvisor
In 1950s, along with the other surviving churches in the Moscow Kremlin, was preserved as a museum. In 1572, the cathedral received an additional staircase on its south facade, later called «Grosnenski»), named after Ivan the Terrible (Russian for «Ivan Grozny»). Dla innych zastosowań, patrz Katedra Zwiastowania. The door wings are decorated with figures of ancient poets and philosophers (including Diogenes, Euripides, Plato and Homer).Throughout the interior, fragments of murals, painted by Theodosius (1508) and others (second half of the 16th, 17th and 19th centuries). The artefacts date from the 12th to 14th centuries, showing the growth of Moscow during this period.The small central part of the cathedral has a lovely jasper floor. The Annunciation Cathedral—one of the oldest monuments rich of the works of art of the Moscow Kremlin is situated on the Borovitsky Hill edge, on the southern side of the Cathedral Square.. The northern (facing towards the Palace of Facets) is the first gallery space, which is entered through the visitor entrance. It was also damaged by the great Kremlin fire of 1737.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.
Afterwards, it was closed by the Bolshevik regime.
The bronze doors are decorated with gold foil.
The central chapel contains the celebrated icons of master painters Theophanes the Greek and Andrei Rublyov.The basement – which remains from the previous 14th-century cathedral on this site – contains a fascinating exhibit on the archaeology of the Kremlin. The central chapel contains the celebrated icons of master painters Theophanes the Greek and Andrei Rublyov. The 16th-century frescoes include Russian princes on the north pillar and Byzantine emperors on the south, both with Apocalypse scenes above them.Get 20% off at our online shop.
It was built on the spot of an older 14th-century cathedral of the same name, which had been rebuilt in 1416. The building was surrounded by parvises from three sides, and four single-cupola side chapels were built over the arched parvises, each with a dome, so that the cathedral is now a total of nine domes.
Book your tickets online for Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow: See 215 reviews, articles, and 220 photos of Cathedral of the Annunciation, ranked No.34 on Tripadvisor among 3,021 attractions in Moscow. There are entrances to the cathedral on the eastern and the southern side of the building, with fretwork influenced by Italian Renaissance architecture. During the French occupation of Moscow in 1812, the cathedral was used as a barracks and was mostly robbed.
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