Category:Pyatnitskaya

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Pyatnitskaya ulitsa appeared in early 16th century, when the Kremlin was enlarged and a new bridge over Moscow-river was built. Part of an old road to Ryazan, Pyatnitskaya was named after the Church of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, which was formerly located at the place of contemporary hall of Novokuznetskaya metro station.

The Church of Ioann Predtecha pod Borom (literally – John the Baptist under the Pine Forest) at the corner of Pyatnitskaya and Chernigovsky Pereulok is the oldest building in the street. It was built by Aleviz Fryazin (his full name is Alvizo Lamberty da Montagniaco) in 1514. The name of this Italian architect is mentioned in chronicles extremely often: for example, only in 1514 he managed to erect about fifteen various buildings: this pretends to an absolute record in architecture.

Across the Chernigovsky Pereulok there are two more attractive buildings: the Church of Mikhail and Fedor Chernigovskie and 17th-century chambers (Pyatnitskaya ul., 6).

The Church of St. Clement the Pope (No.26/7), designed by not very wide known architect Evlashev, is an unusual example of so-called “Elizabethian” baroque style. This five-domed red church was built in 1774 in honor of Elizabeth Petrovna’s enthronement by Bestuzhev-Rumin, Russian chancellor and one of tsarina’s favorites.

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