Menshikov Tower
Menshikov Tower (Russian: Меншикова башня), also known as the Church of Archangel Gabriel, is a Baroque Russian Orthodox Church in Basmanny District of Moscow, within the Boulevard Ring. The church was initially built in 1707 to order of Alexander Menshikov by Ivan Zarudny assisted by Domenico Trezzini, a team of Italian-Swiss craftsmen from Ticino and Fribourg cantons and Russian stonemasons from Kostroma and Yaroslavl. The earliest extant Petrine Baroque building in Moscow, Menshikov Tower was substantially altered in the 1770s. The church traditionally functioned in summer only; in winter the congregation assembled in nearby Church of Theodor Stratelates, built in 1782–1806. Church of Saint Theodore also provides the bells for ritual ringing: despite its height, Menshikov Tower does not have bells.
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Arkhangelskiy Lane, Moscow Basmanny District
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| Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|
| N 55.763055555556 ° | E 37.638888888889 ° |
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Храм Архангела Гавриила (Меншикова башня)
Arkhangelskiy Lane
101000 Moscow, Basmanny District
Moscow, Russia
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