Greater Church of the Ascension

The Greater Church of Christ's Ascension is one of the largest parish churches in downtown . It is a major landmark of Bolshaya Nikitskaya Street and Nikitskiye Vorota Square.
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  • Russian Orthodox church
  • …has 3 floors
  • Description: church building in Moscow, Russia
  • Address: Большая Никитская улица 36
  • Also known as
    “Храм Большое Вознесение у Никитских ворот”
    “Храм Вознесения Господня в Сторожах, у Никитских Ворот”

Places of Interest Nearby

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is a historic building, which is situated 100 metres north of Greater Church of the Ascension.

Places in the Area

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is a district…

Greater Church of the Ascension

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Latitude
55.75771° or 55° 45′ 28″ north
Longitude
37.59544° or 37° 35′ 44″ east
Open location code
9G7VQH5W+35
Open­Street­Map ID
way 32045644
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­russian_orthodox
Wiki­data ID
Q4092274

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Western Frisian—“Greater Church of the Ascension” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “基督升天大教堂”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه الصعود الكبرى”
  • Georgian: “დიდი ამაღლება”
  • German: “Christi-Himmelfahrts-Kirche zu Storoschi”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית העלייה לשמים הגדולה”
  • Polish: “Wielkie Wniebowstąpienie”
  • Russian: “Большое Вознесение”
  • Slovenian: “Velika cerkev vnebohoda”
  • Western Frisian: “Gruttere Himelfearttsjerke”

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