interior the ancient orthodox church icon our lady sign znamenskaya manor dubrovitsy russia

navigate by keyword : altar ancient arch architecture art attraction baroque belief believers building candles cathedral chandelier christ christian christianity church crucifix culture decoration design details dubrovitsy elements ethnic europe faith famous gilding god godbearer gold heritage historic history holy icon iconostasis indoors inside interior lady landmark light liturgy monument object old ornamentation orthodox our painting patterned preserved religion religious russia russian sacred shrine sightseeng stainedglass stucco temple theotokos tourism tourist travel treasure unique virgin wall window znamenie znamenskaya

Interior of the ancient Orthodox Church of the icon of Our Lady of the Sign, Znamenskaya church in manor Dubrovitsy, Russia. Royalty Free Stock Photo

Interior of the ancient Orthodox Church of the icon of Our Lady of the Sign, Znamenskaya church in manor Dubrovitsy, Russia.

There is one absolutely great place in the southern Moscow suburbs. It`s manor Dubrovitsy near Podolsk. The jewel of this manor is the Church of the Holy virgin. The Church of Holy virgin in Dubrovitsy manor is one of the most extraordinary monuments of Church architecture of XVIIÃ¢â¬âXVIII centuries. The Church is famous for unique architecture, unusual for Russian architecture, as well as its mysterious history. We do know neither the author of this masterpiece, nor masters who worked here. With confidence we can say only that on the creation of the Church in Dubrovitsy worked both the foreign and Russian masters. The Church was built by the order of Prince Boris Golitsyn of white stone. It`s situated on a high hill at the confluence of the Desna and Pakhra rivers.