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Moscow Oblast

St. John the Baptist Monastery

Ivanovsky Convent is a large stauropegic Russian Orthodox convent in central , inside the Boulevard Ring, to the west of Kitai-gorod, in the district formerly known as Kulishki.
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  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Russian Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Basmanny District, Russia
  • Also known as: “Ioanno-Predtechensky monastery” and “Ivanovsky Convent”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bolshoi Theatre and Shuysky Chambers.

Theater building
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The is a historic opera house in , , originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolution it was a part of the Imperial Theatres of the Russian Empire along with Maly Theatre in Moscow and a few theatres in Saint Petersburg. is situated 1½ km northwest of St. John the Baptist Monastery.

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is situated 170 metres east of St. John the Baptist Monastery.

Government office
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The in is the diplomatic mission of to the Russian Federation. The current head of post and Ambassador of Australia to the Russian Federation is John Geering. is situated 260 metres southeast of St. John the Baptist Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Central-East and Kitay-gorod.

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Moscow is in also part of Central Moscow.

Neighborhood
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, also referred to as the Great Possad in the 16th and 17th centuries, is a cultural and historical area within the central part of Moscow in Russia, defined by the remnants of now almost entirely razed fortifications, narrow streets and very densely built cityscape.

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Central Administrative Okrug, or Tsentralny Administrativny Okrug, is one of the twelve administrative okrugs of , . Population: 772,258 ; 741,967 ; 701,353 .

St. John the Baptist Monastery

Latitude
55.75447° or 55° 45′ 16″ north
Longitude
37.63998° or 37° 38′ 24″ east
Open location code
9G7VQJ3Q+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 23412084
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­religious
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q1989280
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“St. John the Baptist Monastery” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Собор Усекновения главы Иоанна Предтечи and Московский университет МВД.

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