Znamenskaya Church (Dubrovitsy)

Znamenskaya Church
Russian: Церковь Зна́мения Пресвятой Богоро́дицы в Дубровицах
View from the west
Religion
AffiliationRussian Orthodox Church
ProvinceMoscow Metropolitanate
RegionPodolsk Diocese
Year consecrated1704
StatusActive
Location
LocationDubrovitsy vil.
MunicipalityPodolsk Urban Okrug
StateRussia
TerritoryMoscow Oblast
Geographic coordinates55°26′28.67″N 37°29′39.87″E / 55.4412972°N 37.4944083°E / 55.4412972; 37.4944083
Architecture
Architect(s)not known
StyleGolitsyn Baroque
FounderBoris Golitsyn with
the participation of Tsar Peter I
Groundbreaking1690
Completed1699
Specifications
Dome height (outer)42.3 meters
MaterialsWhite stone (carbon limestone)
Website
http://www.dubrovitsy-hram.ru
Cultural Heritage Site in Russia:
Monument № 5010359009

Church on Yandex.Maps:
Dubrovitsy
Znamenskaya Church (Dubrovitsy) is located in Moscow
Dubrovitsy
Dubrovitsy
MOSCOW
MOSCOW
Podolsk Urban District
Podolsk Urban District
The church in Dubrovitsy at the lithograph by Friedrich Dreger (A.F. Veltman, 1850)
West facade (the main entrance) of the church
The church is decorated with figures of Cherubs.
At the main entrance there are two white stone statues of Saints.

The Church of the Theotokos of the Sign (Dubrovitsy), or The Church of the Holy Sign of the Mother of God in Dubrovitsy, (Russian: Церковь Зна́мения Пресвятой Богоро́дицы в Дубровицах) is a Russian Orthodox church in the village of Dubrovitsy, Podolsk Urban Okrug, Moscow Oblast, Russia. Dubrovitsy is located about 36 km South of Moscow (16 km from the Moscow Ring Road; along the highway Podolsk-Dubrovitsy 6 km). The Dubrovitsy Estate used to belong to the noble families of Morozov, Golitsyn and Dmitriev-Mamonov. The estate consists of a palace, a Horse yard with Gothic gate, several outbuildings, a church and a park. The church is famous for its unique architecture, unusual to Russian architecture, as well as a mysterious history.


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