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Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast

“Akhtyrka” is a former estate and park complex located on the banks of the Vorya River in Moscow Oblast near the city of Sergiev Posad, about 60 km north-east of Moscow. From 1734 to 1879, it belonged to the princes of the Trubetskoy family.

In 1922, the wooden palace burned down, other structures gradually collapsed. But the Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka (1821-1825) survived. In 1937, it was closed. In 1991, the church was returned to the community of believers, services were resumed. Today, it is a monument of architecture of federal significance. Akhtyrka Church on Google Maps. Photos by: Vadim Razumov.

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 1

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 2

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 3

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 4

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 5

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 6

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 7

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 8

Church of the Icon of Our Lady of Akhtyrka in Moscow Oblast, Russia, photo 9

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