Holy shrines of Moscow for Victory Day 07-15. May 2025.

Moscow

Breakfast. Walk to Red Square-solyanka and Varvarka streets. In the street Solyanka there used to be a basement of the Serbian Orthodox Church (Blagovitenski KIRO-Jovanovski Temple, destroyed in 1933. years). Tour the monument of the holy brothers Cyril and Methodius And walk down the street. Varvarka. This street is one of the oldest in Moscow and is notable for having multiple temples in it: the Church of the Nativity of St John the Baptist (with the altar of St. Clement of Rome), the Church of St. George The Great Martyr (on the " Pskov mountain”), The famous Council (Famous monastery), the Church of Saint Maximus the Confessor (the so-called. "Pisan tower"), and the temple of the Holy Martyr Barbarawhere the street got its name. There are also several historic buildings on this street.: Guest Palace, Old English castle and The old Romanov Castle. The Romanov Castle is the place where the founders of the most important Russian ruling family of Romanovs were born and lived (until the accession to the imperial throne). Today it is a museum that hides authentic objects from the daily lives of the princes of Moscow. There is also a newly opened Street Park"Zarjadje"named after the historic part of the city where trade took place for centuries. The park was built on the site where the hotel "Russia" used to be, and covers 13 hectares. In addition to a large number of rare and decorative plants, the park also has a new building of the Philharmonic, an underground museum (with objects found during the construction of the park), a magnificent panoramic bridge (70 meters long) from which you can discover a beautiful view of the Kremlin, etc. from Varvarka street you can reach the so-called. The "Vasilyevsky descent", on whose elevation is located the most famous Russian temple and the trademark of the city of Moscow – The Temple Of Basil The Blessed (or cover Assembly). The temple was built by Russian emperor Ivan IV The Terrible in 1561. year, as a memory of the conquest of the Kazan Khanate. Tsar Fyodor Ivanovich in 1588. he added a chapel on the east side above the Tomb of Basil the Blessed, whose remains are still there today. The temple consists of 10 smaller churches (arranged in two levels), which are decorated with beautiful medieval ornaments. Today it is a museum, and the worship takes place only in the part dedicated to St. Basil the Blessed, where his holy relics also rest. Tour Red Square, which is bordered on one side by the walls of the Moscow Kremlin (towers: Konstantino-Yelenska, Spasska and Nikolska), and on the other by a large building The state mall (Gum). In the Red Square there is also “Lobnoe place"(where public executions were carried out on one version and Imperial acts were read on the other), as well as the tombs of revolutionaries. Opposite the Temple of Basil the Blessed, on the Red Square is located Temple dedicated to Kazan Icon Of The Most Holy Theotokos (The Council of Kazan), which was destroyed to the ground, as well as The State Historical Museum. Close to the museum is Iver Chapel with the miraculous icon of Iver's Most Holy Theotokos, as well as a monument to marshal of the Soviet Union Georgy Zhukov. Walking Alexandrovsky Park The Moscow Kremlin (monuments: protectors of the Moscow Kremlin, the Romanov obelisk and Patriarch Germogen) and attending the magnificent change of guards at the monument to the Unknown Soldier. Tour The minor square and The "Ahotni Ryad" shopping center. Visit The Moscow Kremlin. Through the Kutafiev and Troy Gates (tower) and the Trinity Bridge, one enters the territory of the Moscow Kremlin. In the center there is a Cathedral Square that has preserved its medieval appearance. It has more historical monuments. The Uspensky Council the temple (dedicated to the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos) is the Kremlin's main temple and was built in 1479. the Grand Duke of Moscow Ivan III. In its interior are buried 19 metropolitans of Moscow, among them St. Jonah, St. Philip II, St. Germogen and St. Peter). The magnificent iconostasis (with 69 icons), as well as the Fresco and icons in the temple, represent the true spiritual and cultural wealth of Russia. On the feast of St. Peter Metropolitan of Moscow, as well as on major holidays, the Russian Patriarch performs services in this temple. Archangel Sobor (the temple dedicated to the Holy archpriest Michael-the heavenly patron of the Princes in their war exploits) was built in 1508. it is also the Tomb of Moscow's princes and tsars of Russia (in total there are 54 graves, among which there is a quivot with the relics of St. Tsarevich Dimitrije Uglićski – the son of Tsar Ivan IV The Terrible, protector and patron of the Romanov dynasty, as well as the relics of St. Efrosinia of Moscow). Interestingly, among the frescoes are the figures of St. Emperor Lazar, St. Sava and St. Simeon Nemanja (a pillar on the northeast side of the temple). Along the southern wall of the temple is a special room with valuable icons and objects that belonged to The Ascension women's monastery (destroyed in 1929). years, together with the famous monster monastery). In the southern part of the Cathedral Square, on the slopes of the Borovice heights, it is located The Blessed Council (a temple dedicated to the Feast of the Blessed Virgin), built by Grand Prince Ivan III in 1489. years. The temple had the function of the House Temple of the princely family, and later the heads of the Blessed Council were the priests of the Russian tsars. A large place in the central part of the temple is occupied by the play Apocalypse, composed of three basic units. On the Feast of the Blessed Russian Patriarch performs worship in this temple. In the Crypt of the temple (where the grand-Nepalese Treasury was once located), A Museum of jewelry, money and medieval weapons was formed. Church of the laying of the Risa of the Most Holy Theotokos it was founded in the fifteenth century. For several centuries the temple was located within the complex of the Metropolitan residence and served as the House Temple of the Metropolitan and later of the patriarch. Although relatively small in size, the temple still exudes the beauty and magnificence of the iconostasis and frescoes. On the gallery of the temple there is also a special exhibition of wooden objects (carved and painted sculptures) from the period XV-XIX century. Right next to the Church of the laying of the Rize, there is also The patriarchal Palace. Based on The Chronicles, we learn that the original Metropolitan residence was built in the first half of the fourteenth century, by Metropolitan Peter. Over the centuries, it has been repeatedly reconstructed and restored. Since 1918. in the year, like the other temples of the Moscow Kremlin, the patriarchal Palace became a museum. In it there are several separate rooms: Krestovaja Palace (with a special stove for the digestion of Holy peace and showcases with church apparitions), display palaces (with objects from everyday life) and the Temple Of The Twelve Apostles. This house Temple of Patriarch Nikon was built in 1655. years in the patriarchal Palace. The temple today also houses a large collection of Kremlin icons from the seventeenth century (so-called. "Stroganov school"). Right between the Cathedral and Ivanovo Square is the famous bell tower complex "Ivan The Great". It was created over a period of more than three centuries (1505-1815) and consists of three parts: the bell tower of “Ivan The Great”, the Uspenski bell tower and Filaret's work. Bell Tower “Ivan The Great” it was built in 1508. years on the site where the Church of St. John the ladder was once located. The total height of the bell tower is 81 meters. Within it there are several exhibitions of the history of Kremlin architecture from the XVII-XIX centuries. Uspensky bell tower, located on the north side of the bell tower “Ivan The Great " was built in 1815. years. On the ground floor of the bell tower there is an exhibition space, while the other floors are used for the science departments of the museum. At the time of worship in the Kremlin temples, the bell tower has its original purpose. Filaret ' s it is located on the Uspenski bell tower and built at the same time. It was planned to house the largest bell. On all three bell towers today there are a total of 33 bells of different dimensions from the period XVI-XIX century. "Car-Bell"located on the territory of the Kremlin, it was built in 1735. year, weighing more than 200 tons. It was to be raised on the bell tower, but the fire hindered the work, so when extinguishing the fire, the bell burst. On the territory of the Kremlin there are several hundred cannons from various periods of the history of warfare, among which the most famous is "Car-top". It was built in 1586. it has 40 tons, making it the largest gun in the world. The armed Palace (Museum-Treasury) is located in the complex of the Great Kremlin Palace, in a building that was made for the purpose of the exhibition of military objects (it was built in 1851. years). The exhibition consists of precious objects that were kept in the Imperial and patriarchal Treasury, works of Kremlin Masters, as well as gifts from foreign embassies (about 4,000 items): fabrics, gold and silver, parade weapons, etc. after visiting the Kremlin, going to the nearby Borovitsky Square, where 04. November 2016 year set monument to St. Prince Vladimir (height 17.5 m). Walking Alexandrovsky Park (monument to Tsar Alexander I of Russia). Return to hotel. Dinner. Free time. Overnight.