The Church of the Deposition of the Robe is a church which stands on Cathedral Square in the Moscow Kremlin. It was begun in 1484 by masters from Pskov, most likely by the same group of architects who
The Church of the Deposition
A fresco showing Byzantine emperor Michael III and Patriarch Photios putting the veil of the Theotokos into the sea.
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The Moscow Kremlin, commonly known as the Kremlin, is a fortified complex in Moscow, Russia. Located in the historic centre of the country's capital city, the Kremlin comprises five palaces, four cath
Church of the Deposition of the Robe
…the Deposition of the Robe (Russian: Церковь Ризоположения, romanized: Tserkov' Rizopolozhyeniya) is a church which stands on Cathedral Square in the Moscow Kremlin. It was begun in 1484 by masters from Pskov, most likely by the same group of architects who built the adjacent Cathedral of the Annunciation. It serves…
View of the Kremlin from across the Moskva River, 2012
View of the Kremlin in 1890 during the Russian Empire
The Kremlin in 1910; many of the buildings were later demolished by the Soviet government.
Grand Kremlin Palace, commissioned 1838 by Tsar Nicholas I, constructed 1839–1849, today the official residence of the President of Russia