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Luxury travel to Moscow is growing. Our team can help you plan your trip to a five star apartment in MoscowOur Moscow apartments are competitively priced to give our customers the most for their money. Please browse our wide selection of discount Moscow apartments to learn more.The Assumption Cathedral
For six centuries the Assumption Cathedral had been the state and cultural center of Russia: Great Princes were set for reigning and local princes swore fealty, inaugurations of Tsars and coronations of Emperors took place here. Bishops, Metropolitans and Patriarchs were inaugurated, statements and ceremonial documents were publicly read, church services before military campaigns and in case of a victory were held at the Assumption Cathedral. The first stone cathedral’s foundation was laid in 1326 by the first Moscow Metropolitan Peter and Prince Ivan Kalita (Money-bag). In late XV century, Great Prince Ivan III who had consolidated all Russian princedoms under the power of Moscow, began the construction of the new residence from rebuilding of the Assumption Cathedral. It was erected by a specially invited Italian architect in 1479. Because of ceremonial functions, particular attention was paid to the cathedral’s interior. Its wall-paintings, icons and various secular utensils are artworks of international artistic value. The murals of 1642-1943 and the grand iconostasis of 1653 create the present-day look of the cathedral. In front of the iconostasis you can see Tsar’s, Tsarina’s and Patriarch’s praying-seats. The Tsar’s one is of special interest. At the south-western corner higher its bronze marquee. In XIV-XVII centuries, the Assumption Cathedral was the burial place of the Russian Orthodox Church heads - Metropolitans and Patriarchs. After the Revolution of 1917, the Assumption Cathedral became a museum. Making the exposition, the staff tried to preserve the interior. Thanks to permanent restoration works practically all the icons and murals were open up. Since 1990, church services have been recommenced. Essential Information for Visitors►Address and Contact Details Kremlin, Sobornaya pl. Open: 10:00-17:00 If you want to visit the Kremlin and its museums on your own you can purchase tickets in the ticket offices located at the Kutafiya Tower in Aleksandrovskiy Sad (the Aleksandrov Gardens), in the Armoury Chamber and on Cathedral Square. The State Historical and Cultural Museum-Preserve “The Moscow Kremlin” includes the architectural ensemble of Cathedral Square: the Assumption, the Archangel’s, the Annunciation’s Cathedrals, the Church of Laying Our Lady’s Holy Robe, the Patriarch’s Palace and the Twelve Apostles’ Church and the Armoury Chamber. The complete ticket for visiting the architectural complex of Cathedral Squre allows to visit all the five museums-cathedrals. Full ticket for visiting the architectural complex for foreigners 150-300R See the apartments in Moscow section of this site to learn more about deals on cheap Moscow apartments in the center of Moscow. Central apartments in Moscow are one of our specialities. Most of the apartments in Moscow listed on this site are located in or near the centre of Moscow |
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