Tented roof
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A tented roof is a type of polygonal hipped roof with steeply pitched slopes rising to a peak. Tented roofs, a hallmark of medieval religious architecture, were widely used to cover churches with stee
Tent roofs atop St. Barbara's Church, Kutná Hora, Czech Republic
The Church of Ascension in Kolomenskoye is usually considered the earliest stone church with a tented roof. As such it is listed among the UNESCO World Heritage sites.
The rocket-like church at Ostrov near Moscow is considered typical for Boris Godunov's reign.
Hodegetria church in Vyazma is one of three major churches with three tents placed in a row.
Patriarch Nikon of Moscow
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Nikon, born Nikita Minin was the seventh Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' of the Russian Orthodox Church, serving officially from 1652 to 1666. He was renowned for his eloquence, energy, piety and clo
Tented roof
…at Putinki, in Moscow, this trend was pushed to its limit, as there are five major and three minor tents used in the construction. It is said that Patriarch Nikon, who often passed near Putinki church on his way to the Trinity, considered the monument to be in violation of canonical rules of Byzantine architecture…
Patriarch Nikon in painting, c. 1680s
Nikon's residence at the New Jerusalem Cloister is representative of his austere aesthetic views.
Painting of Nikon with clergy
Aleksey Kivshenko. Patriarch Nikon and Epifany Slavinetsky revising service-books.