Bavaria
Upper Bavaria
Munich

East-West Peace Church

The East-West Peace Church, also known as the Church of Father Timofej, was a in the in . Built by the Russian hermit Timofej Vasilyevich Prokhorov and his wife Natasha without a building permit in the 1950s, the church was destroyed in a fire on 11 June 2023.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Description: building in Munich, Upper Bavaria, Germany
  • Also known as: “Ost-West Friedenskirche”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Olympic area and Olympiastadion.

Park
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Northern Munich is a large expanse of the city of bounded to the north by A99 autobahn, to the east by the river Isar, and to the west and south by the railway tracks running from the airport to city centre.

Stadium
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is a stadium located in , Germany. Situated at the heart of the Olympiapark München in northern Munich, the stadium was built as the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. is situated 690 metres north of East-West Peace Church.

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The Olympic Tower in the Olympic Park, has an overall height of 291 m and a weight of 52,500 tons. At a height of 190 m there is an observation platform as well as an exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Tower. is situated 1 km northeast of East-West Peace Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oberwiesenfeld Army Airfield and Barbarasiedlung München.

Neighborhood
is a former military airfield, located in , , .

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

East-West Peace Church

Latitude
48.16704° or 48° 10′ 1″ north
Longitude
11.54834° or 11° 32′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FWH5G8X+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138097209
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q18705609
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In Other Languages

From German to Russian—“East-West Peace Church” goes by many names.

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