Monday 17 October 2016

The Church of Saint Basil the Great in the VDNKh



Moscow. VDNKh. The Church of Saint Basil the Great.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 4.0. The description of the photo →
Moscow. VDNKh. The Church of Saint Basil the Great (Russian: храм Святителя Василия Великого). Architect: Andrey Obolensky.
The building was was under consuction in 2000—2001; in 2001 it was consecrated as a chapel by Patriarch Alexy II.
In 2011 the sanctuary was attached to the chapel and Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov) consecrated it as a church.

The location of the Saint Basil the Great Church:

Saturday 1 October 2016

VDNKh. Pavilion No. 8 Young Naturalists



Moscow, VDNKh. Pavilion No. 8 Young Naturalists. A general view.
Dmitry Ivanov. 2015. CC-BY-SA 3.0. The description of the photo →
Moscow. VDNKh. Pavilion No. 8 Young Naturalists. Built in 1954.
Currently (2016) the pavilion is used by the museum theater The House of Fairy Tales Once Upon a Times.