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Zaryadye Park is a new landmark of Moscow. Soaring bridge over the Moskva River. The unforgettable architecture of the pavilions, where every bend and every shape is verified. The glacier chamber and "samples of nature" from all over Russia. And also - the churches of Zaryadye, as a "historical" part of the park!

Now we will see all of them, but first, let us remember what was in the place of the park 30 years ago. This is Barbarian. There is something gigantic in the background.

Giant and terrible. Hotel "Russia", which was built in 1967 on the site of the old quarters.

But here's what's interesting. The construction of the hotel destroyed the image of the area (by the way, these were rather hot-blooded quarters), but at the same time saved the churches. They were not demolished, but on the contrary left and restored, since after the revolution they were, in fact, abandoned. This was done in order to demonstrate to tourists on the one hand: here, we keep history, and we have churches not only in the Kremlin. On the other hand, to show how these remnants of history are small and pale against the background of the "majestic" hotel complex. Then it seemed that the scale of the hotel should set off the temples.

Churches of Zaryadye: why a park cannot be imagined without them

In the late 2000s, the Rossiya Hotel was demolished. Now the park has been built and the churches in it seem to play the same role - contrast against the background of modern architecture - but in a completely different way. Everything became one and harmonious.

There are five temples in the park. All of them have been restored anew and look like new. Beautiful.

The idea now is that the old and the new do not contrast, but complement each other. Just as it is impossible now to imagine Zaryadye without modern roof bends, so you understand that Zaryadye will lose everything at once, if the park is left without old Russian and temple architecture.

Nobody says that the temples could have been demolished - this would certainly not have happened. But they could be "set off" by the location of the pavilions or somehow else visually protect. And the result is a single whole!

Church of the Conception of St. Anne. XVI century. The oldest church in Zaryadye:

This is the only temple of Zaryadye, which is located on the embankment of the Moskva River.

All other churches are either directly on Varvarka or one step away from it:

Znamensky Cathedral of the former Znamensky Monastery:

Old inscriptions have been preserved on the wall. Perhaps they are from the time when the monastery was just being built - at the beginning of the 17th century:

This is the largest church in Zaryadye and can be seen from afar, from the opposite side of the park:

Or you can admire them through the transparent roof of the pavilion. Here it is: the past peeps through the present!

The Cathedral of the Sign has become red now, and before Zaryadye it was brown and brickwork lately. Perhaps it was prettier that way?

To the right of the cathedral, if you stand facing Varvarka - Church of St. George the Victorious.

On the other side of the Znamensky Cathedral is another building left from the monastery, where the Orthodox educational center is now located.

It is this building that goes to Varvarka itself, and not the cathedral:

We return to the park. To the left of the monastery: temple of Maxim the Blessed... Beautiful, old Russian architecture, end of XVII century:

Here is a view of the Church of Maxim the Blessed from the side of Varvarka:

Well, the closest thing to the Kremlin is a small orange church - great martyr Barbara:

The church was built in the very early XIX century and in its design, one can see "Latin-antique" motives - for example, columns. When Napoleon took Moscow, he placed a stable in this church 🙁

Like all the churches of Varvarka, this temple, being restored anew, was transformed, and with it the whole street:

One of the most beautiful streets in the city!

Temples of Zaryadye: schedule of services

Divine services are now held in almost all the churches of Zaryadye - except for one: the Conception of St. Anna (this is a temple located next to the pavilion at the Embankment).

Liturgies are served on all days except Monday and Tuesday (unless there is a big Church holiday)

At the same time, services alternate from temple to temple: today in one church, tomorrow in another.

On Sunday, Liturgies are held simultaneously in several churches.

Complete schedule of services- what time and in which church - can be found on the official page of the Zaryadye churches.

In general: if you are in Moscow (or live in it), be sure to come to the park! And not only to watch the churches, but in general to walk along the paths, look at the plants, the river and everything around 🙂

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Varvarka is one of the most ancient Moscow streets, its name (after the Church of St. Barbara the Great Martyr) has been preserved since the 15th-16th centuries. In Soviet times, from 1933 to 1993, Varvarka was called Razin Street in honor of the Don Cossack, the leader of the peasant uprising of 1670-1671, Stepan Razin. On its even side, several ancient churches are lined up, which survived during urban planning reforms and are now transferred to the Russian Orthodox Church.

When the area was cleared for the construction of the Rossiya Hotel, only these churches, and even the Chambers of the Romanov Boyars, survived. The dilapidated residential areas of Zaryadye began to be demolished even before the war, and in the 1960s, only the Church of the Conception of St. Anne was left from the numerous buildings from Varvarka to the embankment.

In addition to the working slums, several elegant city estates and the building of the Trading House of the Partnership "Vikula Morozov with Sons, Ivan Polyakov and Company" went under the bucket of an excavator (in the old photo - on the right, behind the Church of St. George the Victorious). 1903-1904: https://pastvu.com/p/4764

Church of the Conception of St. Anne. 1950: https://pastvu.com/p/38162

Church of the Conception of St. Anne. year 2012

Demolition at Varvarka in 1966: https://pastvu.com/p/237607

During the Soviet period, church services were not held, the buildings were used as warehouses, housing or a club (churches have excellent acoustics for concerts) and looked unprepossessing. But in the end, after their restoration, we got an excellent picture for tourists: the old pre-revolutionary and new socialist Moscow in one shot. But this is only outwardly, interior decoration was plundered, iconostases disappeared, old frescoes were painted over. It will take more than one year of work of restorers to restore at least part of the historic interiors. What they were can be judged by old photographs and preserved fragments of painting from the 18th-19th centuries.

Unpreserved iconostasis in the Cathedral of the Sign. 1920 year

At present, the Church of St. Barbara the Great Martyr, the Church of St. Maximus the Blessed, the Church of the Sign of the Mother of God, the Church of the Great Martyr George the Victorious and the Church of the Conception of St. Anna are part of the Compound of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia of churches in Zaryadye, in Kitay-Gorod. The rector is Archpriest Vyacheslav Nikolaevich Shestakov.

In the spring of 2014, Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the forthcoming restoration of churches in Zaryadye: “Together with the federal authorities, this year we are starting the restoration of these religious architectural monuments. architectural ensemble with renovated temples and new pedestrian streets, first of all - Varvarka ".

The interest of the townspeople in Moscow history is growing, as evidenced by the celebration of Varvarka Street, which took place on November 23, 2014. The initiative of the Arkhnadzor public movement was supported by the city authorities and representatives of the Church. On this day, Moscow scholars Rustam Rakhmatullin, Dmitry Lisitsin, Alexander Rakitin, Konstantin Mikhailov, Denis Sergeev, Alexander Frolov conducted excursions to the memorable places of Varvarka, and the number of groups ranged from 80 to 120 tourists. In the evening, a discussion about the future of Zaryadye took place with the participation of the chief architect of Moscow, Sergei Kuznetsov, who said that he was ready to take into account the wishes of architects and historians. Among the proposals are the restoration of the lost Pskovsky lane as a pedestrian route, the reconstruction of the orchard at the English courtyard, the need for archaeological research around the stylobate of the demolished hotel "Russia" (this is a six-meter cultural layer under the remains of the foundations of buildings of the 18th-19th centuries), reconstruction of the complex of buildings of the Partnership of Manufactories " Vikula Morozova with her sons ".
http://www.archnadzor.ru/2014/11/26/prazdnik-lyubvi/

Temple of the Barbara the Great Martyr (Varvarka, house 2). 1968-1972: https://pastvu.com/p/76185

Church of Maxim the Blessed (Varvarka, building 4). 1966-1967: https://pastvu.com/p/16157

Temple of the Sign of the Mother of God (Varvarka, house 8). Znamensky Monastery. 1882: https://pastvu.com/p/2040

The land where the Znamensky Monastery is located belonged to the Romanov boyars in the 16th century. There was a boyar courtyard and a house church, consecrated in the name of the icon of the Mother of God "The Sign". The monastery was founded in 1631, in 1679-1684 architects Fyodor Grigoriev and Grigory Anisimov built a five-domed cathedral. These walls survived both the numerous Moscow fires and the invasion of the Napoleonic army.

On the second floor, there is a club curtain and a low stage.