Moscow Church

[Mikhail Gronas]

It's Nikola v Khamovnikakh:

http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&q=никола+в+хамовниках&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=1235&bih=668

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Храм_Николая_Чудотворца_в_Хамовниках



On Oct 26, 2010, at 1:22 AM, Francoise Rosset wrote:

> Mnogouvazhaemye kollegi:
> 
> There is a church in Moscow I'm trying to identify. It is located in the area of the Park kultury metro, somewhere near the Tolstoy house. It is white (stucco?) with red, orange and green trim, including colored diamond shapes.
> I THOUGHT it was dedicated to Nicholas of Mozhaisk, and had something to do with being patron to the tanners' guilds in the area.
> 
> Can't find it. Did I just dream all this up?
> -FR
> 
> 
> Francoise Rosset, Associate Professor
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